Full name Erich Probst Name Erich Probst Role Footballer | Years Team 1945–1949 Admira Wien | |
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Date of birth (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 Date of death 16 March 1988(1988-03-16) (aged 60) | ||
Austria - Szwajcaria 7-5 World Cup 1954 1/4 Finału (World-Soccer.pl)
Erich Probst (5 December 1927 – 16 March 1988) was an Austrian footballer.
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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 17 goals. His final international was a March 1960 European Championship qualification match against France.
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