Erich Probst

Erich Probst (5 December 1927 – 16 March 1988) was an Austrian footballer who played as a striker.

International career Probst made his debut for Austria in a May 1951 friendly match against Scotland and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup tournament 1954 in Switzerland, where he was one of the foremost strikers. Austria reached third place and Probst ended second in the scorer list with six goals, behind the Hungarian Sandor Kocsis and jointly with Max Morlock of Germany and the Swiss Josef Hügi.

Probst earned 19 caps, scoring 18 goals. His final international was a March 1960 European Championship qualification match against France.

Honours Rapid Wien Austrian Football Bundesliga (4): 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956 Zentropa Cup (1): 1951

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 September 1953 Vienna, Austria 2–0 9–1 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 3–0 3. 4–0 4. 5–0 5. 7–1 6. 30 May 1954 3–0 5–0 Friendly 7. 4–0 8. 16 June 1954 Zürich, Switzerland 1–0 1–0 1954 FIFA World Cup 9. 19 June 1954 2–0 5–0 10. 3–0 11. 4–0 12. 26 June 1954 Lausanne, Switzerland 7–5 7–5 13. 30 June 1954 Basel, Switzerland 1–2 1–6 14. 27 March 1955 Brno, Czechoslovakia 1–2 2–3 1955–60 Central European International Cup 15. 24 April 1955 Vienna, Austria 1–1 2–2 16. 2–2 17. 1 May 1955 Bern, Switzerland 3–2 3–2 18. 27 March 1960 Vienna, Austria 2–2 2–4 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals