Full name Gert Dorfel 1958–1960 Hamburger SV Position Forward 0000–1958 PSV Hamburg Height 1.70 m | Playing position Role Football player Place of birth Hamburg, Germany Name Gert Dorfel Date joined 1960 | |
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Date of birth (1939-09-18) 18 September 1939 (age 76) | ||
Gert "Charly" Dörfel (born 18 September 1939 in Hamburg) is a retired German football player.
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Playing career
He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV, where he appeared in 300 matches and recorded 94 goals. 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. 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.
International career
He represented Germany 11 times, 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.
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.