Dieter Erler


Dieter Erler 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

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 October 1960Ostseestadion, Rostock, East Germany2–05–1Exhibition game
2.14 May 1961Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany1–11–11962 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.10 September 1961Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany1–12–31962 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.22 October 1961Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland1–11–3Exhibition game
5.3 May 1962Lenin, Moscow, Soviet Union1–21–2Exhibition game
6.9 December 1962Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako, Mali1–01–2Exhibition game
7.9 December 1962Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako, Mali2–01–2Exhibition game
8.21 November 1962Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany1–02–11964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
9.3 November 1963Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary3–33–31964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
10.4 September 1966Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion, Chemnitz, East Germany2–06–0Exhibition game
11.4 September 1966Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion, Chemnitz, East Germany3–06–0Exhibition game
12.11 September 1966Georgi-Dimitroff-Stadion, Erfurt, East Germany1–02–0Exhibition game

Honours

Club

;SC Wismut Karl-Marx-StadtDDR-Oberliga: 1959

Individual

GDR Player of the Year: 1967