Dieter Erler (28 May 1939 in Glauchau – 10 April 1998 in Chemnitz) was a German footballer.
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 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 47 international caps and scored 12 goals for East Germany.
He was voted GDR footballer of the year in 1967.
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes FDGB-PokalContinentalIncludes European CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBSG Wismut Gera1958DDR-Oberliga–20–20Total–20–20SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt1959DDR-Oberliga2676130358196022531303161961–62391621–41171962–6325831–289Total112361446013240FC Karl-Marx-Stadt1963–64DDR-Oberliga26410–2741964–6523310–2431965–6626230–2921966–6721520–23151967–6818010202101968–6917330–2031969–7023041–2711970–71–10–101971–7225140–291Total179182012020119Career total291543458033359
International
East Germany national teamYearAppsGoals195920196061196173196284196341196410196560196663196760196810Total4712
International goals Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 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 Stade Mamadou Konaté, 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 DDR-Oberliga: 1959 Individual GDR Player of the Year: 1967
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