Dieter Erler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dieter Erler

German footballer

Date of Birth: 28-May-1939

Place of Birth: Glauchau, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1998

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Dieter Erler (born 28 May 1939 in Glauchau; died 10 April 1998 in Chemnitz) was a German footballer.He began his footballing career with Chemie Glauchau in 1953.
He transferred to Wismut Gera for the 1957 season and then after two seasons 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 47 international caps and scored 12 goals for East Germany.He was voted GDR footballer of the year in 1967.