Gert Wieczorkowski Explained

Gert Wieczorkowski
Birth Date:24 July 1948
Birth Place:Hamburg, Germany
Death Place:Hamburg, Germany
Height:1.80 m
Position:Defender, midfielder
Years1:1971–1974
Clubs1:FC St. Pauli
Years2:1974–1979
Clubs2:Rot-Weiss Essen
Caps2:140
Goals2:12
Years3:1979–1983
Clubs3:San Diego Sockers
Caps3:124
Goals3:8
Years4:1979–1980
Clubs4:UNAM Pumas
Years5:1980–1982
Clubs5:San Diego Sockers (NASL indoor)
Caps5:35
Goals5:19
Years6:1982–1983
Clubs6:San Diego Sockers (MISL indoor)
Caps6:48
Goals6:10
Years7:1983–1984
Clubs7:San Diego Sockers (NASL indoor)
Caps7:28
Goals7:4
Years8:1984–1985
Clubs8:San Diego Sockers (MISL indoor)
Caps8:48
Goals8:4

Gert Wieczorkowski (24 July 1948 – 10 January 2021[1]) was a German former professional footballer who played in Germany and the United States including the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

In 1971, Wieczorkowski joined FC St. Pauli in the second division Regionalliga Nord. In 1974, he moved to Rot-Weiss Essen which played at the time in the Bundesliga. In 1979, Wieczorkowski moved to the United States and signed with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League. Over the next six years, Wieczorkowski played five summer outdoor seasons, three NASL indoor seasons and three seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Sockers. He won four championships, all indoors, with the Sockers. Wieczorkowski also played for UNAM Pumas in Mexico in 1979–1980.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RWE trauert um Gert Wieczorkowski: Ex-Bundesligaspieler starb mit 72 Jahren - Essen-Borbeck (Former Bundesliga player died at the age of 72). de. 2024-06-08. www.lokalkompass.de.
  2. Web site: Gert Wieczorkowski. 8 May 2020. NASL Jerseys.