Gert Wieczorkowski

Gert Wieczorkowski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-07-24)24 July 1948
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Date of death	10 January 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 72)
Place of death	Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1974	FC St. Pauli
1974–1979	Rot-Weiss Essen	140	(12)
1979–1983	San Diego Sockers	124	(8)
1979–1980	UNAM Pumas
1980–1982	San Diego Sockers (NASL indoor)	35	(19)
1982–1983	San Diego Sockers (MISL indoor)	48	(10)
1983–1984	San Diego Sockers (NASL indoor)	28	(4)
1984–1985	San Diego Sockers (MISL indoor)	48	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gert Wieczorkowski (24 July 1948 – 10 January 2021[2]) 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.[3]

References

1. Gert Wieczorkowski at WorldFootball.net
2. "RWE trauert um Gert Wieczorkowski: Ex-Bundesligaspieler starb mit 72 Jahren - Essen-Borbeck (Former Bundesliga player died at the age of 72)" (in German). www.lokalkompass.de. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
3. "Gert Wieczorkowski". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

External links

• NASL/MISL stats
• Gert Wieczorkowski at fussballdaten.de (in German)