Dieter Erler
![]() 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 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1953–1957 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1958 | Wismut Gera | 0 | (0) |
1959–1965 | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 112 | (36) |
1965–1972 | SC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 179 | (18) |
Total | 291 | (52) | |
National team | |||
1959–1968 | East Germany | 47 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
1974–1975 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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 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.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 20 May 1972[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
BSG Wismut Gera | 1958 | DDR-Oberliga | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1959 | DDR-Oberliga | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
1960 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
1961–62 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | 41 | 17 | |||
1962–63 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | 28 | 9 | |||
Total | 112 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 40 | ||
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1963–64 | DDR-Oberliga | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 4 | |
1964–65 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | |||
1965–66 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||
1966–67 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 15 | |||
1967–68 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1968–69 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 3 | |||
1969–70 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 27 | 1 | |||
1970–71 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
1971–72 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
Total | 179 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 19 | ||
Career total | 291 | 54 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 333 | 59 |
- ^ Includes FDGB-Pokal
- ^ Includes European Cup
International[]
- As of 6 November 2015[6]
East Germany national team | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals |
1959 | 2 | 0 |
1960 | 6 | 1 |
1961 | 7 | 3 |
1962 | 8 | 4 |
1963 | 4 | 1 |
1964 | 1 | 0 |
1965 | 6 | 0 |
1966 | 6 | 3 |
1967 | 6 | 0 |
1968 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 47 | 12 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first.[6]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 30 October 1960 | Ostseestadion, Rostock, East Germany | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–1 | Exhibition game |
2. | 14 May 1961 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 10 September 1961 | Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–3 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 22 October 1961 | Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 | Exhibition game |
5. | 3 May 1962 | Lenin, Moscow, Soviet Union | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | Exhibition game |
6. | 9 December 1962 | , Bamako, Mali | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | Exhibition game |
7. | 2–0 | |||||
8. | 21 November 1962 | Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying |
9. | 3 November 1963 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
3–3 | 3–3 | 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying |
10. | 4 September 1966 | Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion, Chemnitz, East Germany | ![]() |
2–0 | 6–0 | Exhibition game |
11. | 3–0 | |||||
12. | 11 September 1966 | Georgi-Dimitroff-Stadion, Erfurt, East Germany | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Exhibition game |
Honours[]
Club[]
- SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
Individual[]
- GDR Player of the Year: 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. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Dieter Erler » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Dieter Erler » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- 1939 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Glauchau
- German footballers
- East German footballers
- East Germany international footballers
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- Chemnitzer FC players
- Chemnitzer FC managers
- East German football managers
- DDR-Oberliga players
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Saxony