Gert Wieczorkowski
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | July 24, 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1971-1974 | Saint Pauli | ||
1974-1979 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 140 | (12) |
1979-1983 | San Diego Sockers | 124 | (8) |
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) |
1979-1985 | San Diego Sockers (TOTAL) | 283 | (45) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Gert Wieczorkowski is a retired German footballer who played professionally 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.