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
(1916-06-23)23 June 1916
Place of birth
Kattowitz, German Empire
Date of death
30 August 1997(1997-08-30) (aged 81)
Place of death
Karlsruhe, Germany
Position(s)
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 footballer who played as a forward. He ranks among the best goalscorers in the history of both the Poland national team and Polish club football. After re-taking German citizenship following the invasion of Poland, he also played for the Germany national team.
Wilimowski was the first player to score four goals in a single FIFA World Cup game. According to RSSSF, Wilimowski scored over 1077 total goals in at least 688 total matches, making him the 14th greatest goalscorer of all time.[1] 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.[2]
Wilimowski also occasionally played ice hockey for the team Pogoń Katowice.
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