Erwin Helmchen

Erwin Helmchen
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-05-10)10 May 1907
Place of birth Cottbus, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Date of death 8 June 1981(1981-06-08) (aged 74)
Place of death Kiel, West Germany
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1928 FV Brandenburg Cottbus 71 (129)
1928–1945 PSV Chemnitz 232+ (456+)
1945–1949 SG Chemnitz Nord 54+ (59)
1949–1951 VfB Lübeck 13 (16)
Total 347+ (629+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erwin Helmchen (10 May 1907 – 8 June 1981) was a German footballer who played as a striker.[1] He is the most prolific goalscorer in recorded history according to RSSSF with at least 987 goals scored in 577 matches,[2][3] as well as the second goalscorer in league matches with over 720 goals,[4] the second-most prolific goalscorer for a single team with at least 667 goals[5] and the goalscorer with most career hat-tricks with at least 141.[6]

  1. ^ 100 Jahre Chemnitzer Fussball Bilder, Geschichten, Tabellen. Claus, Gerhard, Schmidt, Mario. [Chemnitz]. 1999. ISBN 978-3-928678-58-2. OCLC 247562414.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Best Goalscorers All-Time (Official Matches)". RSSSF.
  3. ^ Salmon, Ken (31 October 2021). "Who scored the most goals in history?". 90soccer.com.
  4. ^ "Best League Goalscorers All-Time". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "One team (official matches)". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "Prolific Scorers Data – Erwin Helmchen – Additional Data". RSSSF.