Ernest Pohl

Ernest Pohl (3 November 1932 – 12 September 1995), also known as Ernst Pol, was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. With 186 goals, he is the Polish top division's record goalscorer.

Following the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification in 1990, he relocated to Germany, where his wife and daughters had moved earlier.

In 2004, Górnik Zabrze's stadium was named after him.

Names The German surname of the Pohl family was changed to Pol in 1952 as a result of the polonization of names common in Communist Poland. After moving to Germany, he reverted to using his original name.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pohl goal.

Honours Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 1955, 1956 Polish Cup: 1954–55, 1955–56

Górnik Zabrze