Ernst Wilimowski
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Wilimowski (front, with ball) in a 1937 match for Ruch Chorzów against Warta Poznań. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Otton Wilimowski | ||
| Birth name | Ernst Otto Prandella | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Kattowitz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 1997 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1933 | 1. FC Kattowitz | 25 | (15) |
| 1934–1939 | Ruch Chorzów | 86 | (113) |
| 1939–1940 | 1. FC Kattowitz | ||
| 1940–1942 | PSV Chemnitz | 29+ | (68) |
| 1942–1944 | 1860 Munich | 5 | (8) |
| 1944 | 1. FC Kattowitz | 1 | (2) |
| 1944 | Karlsruher SC | 4 | (6) |
| 1944–1945 | PSV Chemnitz | 3+ | (14) |
| 1946 | SC Zwiesel | 4+ | (4+) |
| 1946–1948 | SG Chemnitz-West | 27 | (65) |
| 1948 | BC Augsburg | 6 | (3) |
| 1949–1950 | Offenburger FV | 18 | (18) |
| 1950–1951 | FC Singen 04 | 30 | (16) |
| 1951–1955 | VfR Kaiserslautern | 75+ | (73) |
| 1955–1956 | Kehler FV | 7 | (8) |
| Total | 328+ | (413+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1934–1939 | Poland | 22 | (21) |
| 1934–1939 | Silesia | 6 | (7) |
| 1941–1942 | Germany | 8 | (13) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest Otton Wilimowski (German: Ernst Otto Wilimowski, born Ernst Otto Prandella; 23 June 1916 – 30 August 1997), nicknamed "Ezi", was a Polish and German footballer who played as a forward. Willimowski had a career spanned nearly a quarter of a century in both countries, Poland and Germany, and was capped for their respective national teams.
According to RSSSF, he scored at least 683 goals in 484 official games, making him the 17th greatest goalscorer of all time and over 1077 total goals including friendlies. He is the most prolific goalscorer in official matches in one season in recorded history according to RSSSF, with 107 goals scored in 45 matches. Wilimowski was the first player to score four goals in a single FIFA World Cup game.
Wilimowski also occasionally played ice hockey for the team Pogoń Katowice.