Erich Probst
Erich Probst ( born December 5, 1927 in Vienna, † 16 March 1988) was an Austrian football player and participant in the World Cup finals in 1954.
Career
From rising star to the Admiralty series champion with Rapid
The trained striker started his career at Admira Vienna in Jedlesee, where he already had a 17 -year-old a regular place in the forward line of the Combat Team. For the club he played four full seasons up to 1949, the attack was in at that time, among other things Erich Habitzl to the side, but he was looking to connect to a top club. Over a one-year stopover in Vienna he came in the summer of 1950 for SK Rapid Wien. With the Hütteldorfern he was four times Austrian Champion and twice reached third place.
Already in the first season 1950/51 was achieved by the Viennese in 23 games 28 goals and had thus together with Robert service of this season Austrian scorer, a significant share of winning the championship. In the same season Erich Probst celebrated with the Zentropa Cup victory his greatest success at club level and could this triumph on two assignments after all contribute four goals. The following year was for Probst with the title defense and 28 goals in the championship with only 18 sessions again very successful, moreover, he scored on August 9, 1951 in a 4-0 success over the Wiener SK Sturm Graz 2600 Meisterschaftstor the Green-Whites since introduction of the championship in 1911.
In the game year 1952/53, the team suffered the third place in the standings a little setback. But Probst was also able to convince this season as a striker and came in 23 events on 20 results. The title of an Austrian scorer was allowed the thoroughbred striker despite his marksmanship never call his own, came to him but in the successful years alongside his team-mate Robert Service also of Austria- player Ernst Stojaspal before. For his club for him yet succeeded on August 30, 1953, the 2,800 Meisterschaftstor a rapid coupler in the game against Austria Salzburg. Although Erich Probst also made a name internationally through its games in the national team and especially for his appearances in the FIFA World Cup, he remained faithful to his rapid until 1956. Only then Probst accepted an offer of Wuppertal SV and moved to Germany.
As a Legionnaire in Germany and Switzerland
For the Wuppertal he played 1956-1958 in the Oberliga West. The WSV had invested heavily in the team in order to play under coach Edmund Conen at the top can: Probst's new teammates were among others Horst Szymaniak, " Coppi " Beck, Erich Haase an ex- East German national team as well as with Klaus Wilhelm and " Fifa " Augustat two talents that Sepp Herberger had entered into his legendary notebook. Probst played 49 league games and fulfilled, especially in 1957/58 ( 14 goals, No. 8 scorer, in the first year only six times successfully ) thoroughly the conditions attached to its commitment expectations - but 1956/57, there was only enough for 9th place, and second in Probst year of WSV rose last but one from even. Therefore, the striker moved to Switzerland for FC Zurich.
Back in Austria
In the winter of 1959 Erich Probst returns to Austria and was brought for the then club - record fee of 90,000 Austrian shillings of Charles Sachs, President of the SV Austria Salzburg on the Salzach. Probst was hired as emergency responders for catastrophic started the season with 15 goals and fulfilled team that contributed to the relegation of Salzburg, the set up to expectations. At the end of his career he managed in Salzburg even again to return to the Austrian national team, becoming the first player of Salzburg, which was bestowed this honor. After ending his playing career, the Mozart city dwellers engaged him for the 1960/61 season, even as a coach. After a very bad fall season but was replaced by Karl Vetter, so he decided to back again as a striker to try. After a year at SAK he returned to his former station: Vienna. In Dobling he played until 1962 for the Austrian Championship and shot the last of his 150 top-flight.
Career in the national team
Erich Probst graduated from 1951 to 1960 a total of 19 caps for Austria, scoring 17 goals. His debut, he celebrated as his strike partner congenial team-mate Robert Service Rapid Vienna on May 27, 1951 in a 4-0 success of the Austrians over Scotland in Vienna. On September 27, 1953 Erich Probst wrote jointly with the national team a piece of Austrian football history. When 9:1 drubbing in the World Cup qualifier against Portugal, he drove in front of 60,000 enthusiastic spectators in Vienna with only five goals, scoring a hat-trick. However, the highest ever victory in a World Cup qualifier not only made Probst a superstar, but also brought Austria back then to the top of European football nations. The other goals were scored that day Ernst Happel, Theodor Wagner, Ernst Ocwirk and Robert Service.
The glittering highlight of his career, the participation and achievement of third place in the Football World Cup in 1954 under coach Walter Nausch in Switzerland dar. Among his greatest personal success counts the winning goal for 1-0 win over Scotland in the first group match of the Austrians that the team has paved the way to top the group. The winning goal came in already after 33 minutes for a remarkable combination Ocwirk - Probst grains II - Probst after the latter lured the Scottish goalie Martin out of the gate and dry einschoss. In the second group match against Czechoslovakia Probst achieved within a quarter of an hour the gates to 2:0, 3:0 and 4:0. Interesting was mainly to make the score 2-0 when a cross from Probst Stojaspal volley took over and bulky netted in the case of the Czech goalkeeper Stacho and 4-0 he scored into the top corner by a bomb shot his goal. The finale to the hit dance Ernst Stojaspal sat with his second goal for 5-0 in the 64th minute.
In the quarterfinals against Switzerland, the Austrians were able to convert a 0:3 residue in a historic victory, with Erich Probst with his goal to 7:5 Full drew the line. His sixth and final goal came Probst with the score back to 2-1 in the semi-final match against Germany, which was ultimately surprising and clearly lost with 1:6. In the course of the tournament Probst came in five of seven games for use and was thereby achieved with his six goals behind the Hungary Sandor Kocsis and ex aequo with the German Maximilian Morlock and the Swiss Josef Hügi second in the scoring charts.
After the World Cup Erich Probst came to some team missions only until 1955. During his engagements with the Wuppertal SV and FC Zurich, he was considered a single time for the Austrian national team and appeared his career in the dress of the Austrians ended prematurely. On his return to Austria Erich Probst celebrated as a player of SV Austria Salzburg 1960, Team Principal Karl Decker for a game made a comeback in the national team. In the European Cup for the nations scoring match against France he scored on 27 March 1960 consolation goal to 2:4 Full and therefore his 17th goal for the national team.
Stations as a player
- SK Admira Vienna ( until 1949 )
- First Vienna FC 1894 (1950)
- SK Rapid Wien (1950-1956)
- Wuppertal SV (1956-1958)
- FC Zurich (1958 /59)
- SV Austria Salzburg (1959 /60)
- Salzburger AK 1914 (1961)
- First Vienna FC (1962-1963)