Charly Dörfel
Dörfel in 2010
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
International career
1960–1964 West Germany 11 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gert "Charly" Dörfel (born 18 September 1939) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker or winger.[1]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Gert Dörfel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  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". teamdeutschland.net (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Kernaghan, Jim. "Gauss looking ahead to brighter City future". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ↑ NDR. "Charly Dörfel: Flankengott und Entertainer". 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. ↑ Alle Brüderpaare in der National Mannschaft [All pairs of brothers in the national team], Trainer-Baade.de
  9. ↑ NDR. "Charly Dörfel: Flankengott und Entertainer (Seite 2)". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2017.


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