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^[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

1. Includes FDGB-Pokal
2. 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	Finland	2–0	5–1	Exhibition game
2.	14 May 1961	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany	Netherlands	1–1	1–1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	10 September 1961	Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany	Hungary	1–1	2–3	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	22 October 1961	Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland	Poland	1–1	1–3	Exhibition game
5.	3 May 1962	Lenin, Moscow, Soviet Union	Soviet Union	1–2	1–2	Exhibition game
6.	9 December 1962	Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako, Mali	Mali	1–0	1–2	Exhibition game
7.				2–0
8.	21 November 1962	Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany	Czechoslovakia	1–0	2–1	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
9.	3 November 1963	Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	3–3	3–3	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
10.	4 September 1966	Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion, Chemnitz, East Germany	Egypt	2–0	6–0	Exhibition game
11.				3–0
12.	11 September 1966	Georgi-Dimitroff-Stadion, Erfurt, East Germany	Poland	1–0	2–0	Exhibition game

Honours

Club

SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

• DDR-Oberliga: 1959

Individual

• GDR Player of the Year: 1967

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dieter Erler.

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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. (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.