Dieter Erler

Dieter Erler (28 May 1939 in Glauchau – 10 April 1998 in Chemnitz) was a German footballer.[1]

Dieter Erler
Dieter Erler in 1964
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-05-28)28 May 1939
Place of birth Glauchau, Germany
Date of death 10 April 1998(1998-04-10) (aged 58)
Place of death Chemnitz, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1953–1957 BSG Chemie Glauchau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 BSG Wismut Gera 0 (0)
1959–1965 SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 112 (36)
1965–1972 SC Karl-Marx-Stadt 179 (18)
Total 291 (52)
International career
1959–1968 East Germany 47 (12)
Managerial career
1974–1975 FC Karl-Marx-Stadt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He began his footballing career with BSG Chemie Glauchau in 1953. He was transferred to BSG Wismut Gera for the 1957 season and then after two seasons[2] moved to sports club 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 1972[5]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BSG Wismut Gera 1958 DDR-Oberliga 2020
Total 2020
SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt 1959 DDR-Oberliga 2676130358
1960 2253130316
1961–62 3916214117
1962–63 25831289
Total 112361446013240
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 1963–64 DDR-Oberliga 26410274
1964–65 23310243
1965–66 26230292
1966–67 215202315
1967–68 1801020210
1968–69 17330203
1969–70 23041271
1970–71 1010
1971–72 25140291
Total 179182012020119
Career total 291543458033359
  1. Includes FDGB-Pokal
  2. Includes European Cup

International

As of 6 November 2015[6]
East Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
195920
196061
196173
196284
196341
196410
196560
196663
196760
196810
Total4712

International goals

Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first.[6]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 October 1960Ostseestadion, Rostock, East Germany Finland2–05–1Exhibition game
2.14 May 1961Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany Netherlands1–11–11962 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.10 September 1961Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany Hungary1–12–31962 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.22 October 1961Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland Poland1–11–3Exhibition game
5.3 May 1962Lenin, Moscow, Soviet Union Soviet Union1–21–2Exhibition game
6.9 December 1962Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako, Mali Mali1–01–2Exhibition game
7.2–0
8.21 November 1962Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany Czechoslovakia1–02–11964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
9.3 November 1963Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary Hungary3–33–31964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
10.4 September 1966Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion, Chemnitz, East Germany Egypt2–06–0Exhibition game
11.3–0
12.11 September 1966Georgi-Dimitroff-Stadion, Erfurt, East Germany Poland1–02–0Exhibition game

Honours

Club

SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

Individual

References

  1. "Dieter Erler". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (26 July 2012). "Dieter Erler - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (26 July 2012). "Dieter Erler - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. "Spielerinfo Erler" (in German). German Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  5. "Dieter Erler » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "Dieter Erler » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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