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Ernst Wilimowski

Polish footballer (1916-1997)

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1944: 1. FC Kattowitz
1946: SC Zwiesel
1948: BC Augsburg
Full name: Ernest Otton Wilimowski
Birth name: Ernst Otto Prandella
Date of birth: ( 1916-06-23 ) 23 June 1916
Place of birth: Kattowitz , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
Date of death: 30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) (aged 81)
Place of death: Karlsruhe , Germany
Position: Forward
Years: Team
1932 1933: 1. FC Kattowitz
1934 1939: Ruch Chorzów
1939 1940: 1. FC Kattowitz
1940 1942: PSV Chemnitz
1942 1944: 1860 Munich
1944 1945: PSV Chemnitz
1946 1948: SG Chemnitz-West

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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.