Charly Dörfel
German footballer (born 1939)
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Gert "Charly" Dörfel (born 18 September 1939) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker or winger.[1]
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Dörfel in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gert Dörfel | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –1958 | PSV Hamburg | ||
| 1958–1960 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1972 | Hamburger SV | 347 | (114) |
| 1972–1973 | Highlands Park | ||
| 1973–1974 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 18 | (3) |
| 1974–1975 | Highlands Park | ||
| 1976–1977 | London City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1964 | West Germany | 11 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Dörfel won the 1960 West German championship[2] and spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga after its introduction with Hamburger SV, where he appeared in 224 matches and scored 58 goals.[3] In 1972, he went abroad to South Africa to play with Highlands Park F.C. After one season in the National Professional Soccer League he returned to Germany to play with HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst.[4] Within a year he returned to South Africa, and went overseas to Canada in 1976 to play with London City in the National Soccer League.[5]
International career
He represented West Germany 11 times,[6] including at the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland (scoring two goals) and Greece (scoring one goal), the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sweden, and eight friendlies.[7]
Personal life
His brother Bernd Dörfel also played for Germany (they are among 14 sets of siblings to have played for the national team).[8] After retiring as a footballer, he worked for many years as a clown with engagements at among others Circus Krone.[9]
Honours
Hamburger SV
- German football championship: 1960
- DFB-Pokal: 1962–63; runner-up: 1966–67
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1967–68
