Gert Wieczorkowski


Gert Wieczorkowski was a German professional footballer who played in Germany and the United States including the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 1971, Wieczorkowski joined FC St. Pauli in the second division Regionalliga Nord. In 1974, he moved to Rot-Weiss Essen, which was playing in the Bundesliga at the time. In 1979, Wieczorkowski moved to the United States and signed with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League. Over the next six years, Wieczorkowski played five summer outdoor seasons, three NASL indoor seasons and three seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Sockers. He won four championships, all indoors, with the Sockers. Wieczorkowski also played for UNAM Pumas in Mexico in 1979 to 1980.