Dieter Erler
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 Dieter Erler in 1964 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Glauchau, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 10 April 1998 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Chemnitz, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1957 | Chemie Glauchau | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | Wismut Gera | ||
| 1959–1965 | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
| 1965–1972 | SC Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959–1968 | East Germany | 47 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1975 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dieter Erler (born 28 May 1939 in Glauchau; died 10 April 1998 in Chemnitz) was a German footballer.[1]
He began his footballing career with Chemie Glauchau in 1953. He transferred to Wismut Gera for the 1957 season and then after two seasons[2] moved to SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in January 1959. Erler was both a playmaker and a goalscoring midfielder.
In 1963, Erler moved to SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, where he played alongside the player described by Pelé as the best left-winger in the world at the time: Eberhard Vogel. In 1966–67 the team was crowned DDR-Oberliga champion.
Between 1959 and 1972 he played for SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt and then FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. During his career he gained between 1959 and 1968[3] 47 international caps and scored 12 goals for East Germany.[4]
He was voted GDR footballer of the year in 1967.
References
- ^ "Dieter Erler". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (26 July 2012). "Dieter Erler - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (26 July 2012). "Dieter Erler - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Spielerinfo Erler" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
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