Charly Dörfel

Gert "Charly" Dörfel (born 18 September 1939) is a retired German football player.[1]

Charly Dörfel
Personal information
Full name Gert Dörfel
Date of birth (1939-09-18) 18 September 1939
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker, winger
Youth career
0000–1958 PSV Hamburg
1958–1960 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1972 Hamburger SV 347 (114)
1972–1973 Highlands Park FC
1973–1974 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 18 (3)
1974–1975 Highlands Park FC
1976–1977 London City
National team
1960–1964 West Germany 11 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. After retiring as a footballer, he worked for many years as a clown with engagements at among others Circus Krone.[8]

Honours

References
  1. "Dörfel, Gert" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. "Gert 'Charly' Dörfel". HSV-history.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (4 May 2017). "Gert 'Charly' Dörfel - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. "Gert Dörfel". www.teamdeutschland.net (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. Kernaghan, Jim. "Gauss looking ahead to brighter City future". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. NDR. "Charly Dörfel: Flankengott und Entertainer". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. Arnhold, Matthias (4 May 2017). "Gert 'Charly' Dörfel - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. NDR. "Charly Dörfel: Flankengott und Entertainer (Seite 2)". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2017.


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