Herbert Erhardt

Herbert Erhard
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-07-06)6 July 1930
Place of birth Fürth, Germany
Date of death 3 July 2010(2010-07-03) (aged 79)
Place of death Fürth, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1962 SpVgg Fürth 335 (19)
1962–1964 Bayern Munich 63 (5)
Total 398 (24)
International career
1953–1962 West Germany 50 (1)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert "Ertl" Erhard[1] (6 July 1930 – 3 July 2010), also known as Herbert Erhardt, was a German footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Erhard played for SpVgg Fürth and Bayern Munich.[2] He was known for his hard tackling, doggedness and captain-like performances. The German Football Association lists Erhardt in the top 20 best German defenders of all time, and Bayern Munich included him in their best 16 in a team made up in the 1980s of famous past players.[citation needed]

Erhard started out as a full back before being used as a half back by the mid-1950s. He then settled in the center half position by the end of the 1950s.

International career

Erhard earned 50 caps for the West Germany national team,[3] and was a member of the German team which won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also participated in two other World Cups, in 1958 and 1962.

Although Erhard did not play in the 1954 World Cup, coach Sepp Herberger toyed with the idea of changing his defense by adding Erhardt as the left back in the final game against Hungary instead of Werner Kohlmeyer, but eventually decided to keep the same line-up as in the semifinal against Austria.[4] Herberger proved his tactical acumen by moving Erhardt to central defense in early 1958. In this new stopper role, Erhard proved to be a stand-out for Germany during the 1958 FIFA World Cup and remained Germany's standard stopper until his retirement from international play in September 1962. Between 1959 and 1962, Erhard had captained West Germany 16 times.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Bracke (5 July 2010). "Trauer um Fürther Fußball-Idol »Ertl» Erhard" (in German). Nürnberger Zeitung. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 January 2022). "Herbert Erhardt - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 January 2022). "Herbert Erhardt - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ Bitter, Jürgen. Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler, Sportverlag, 1997, p. 107.


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