Charly Hertig

Charly Hertig
Personal information
Full name Charles Hertig
Date of birth (1939-10-22)22 October 1939
Place of birth Switzerland
Date of death 6 August 2012(2012-08-06) (aged 72)
Place of death Switzerland
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 Servette
1958–1966 Lausanne-Sport
1966–1967 Young Boys
1967–1970 Lausanne-Sport
1970–1972 Monthey 19 (1)
International career
1962–1966 Switzerland 5 (1)
Managerial career
1972–1973 Yverdon Sport
1979–1982 Lausanne-Sport
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles "Charly" Hertig (22 October 1939 – 6 August 2012) was a Swiss footballer and manager who played as a centre-back or midfielder and made five appearances for the Switzerland national team.[1]

Club career

Hertig was part of the Lausanne-Sport team, one of the greatest in the club's history, which would be nicknamed the "Lords of the Night" (French: Seigneurs de la Nuit), as they played and shone particularly at night while most other teams played Sunday afternoon. The team was coached by Austrian Karl Rappan, and included Richard Dürr, André Grobéty, Heinz Schneiter and Ely Tacchella. The team won two Swiss Cup titles in 1962 and 1964,[2] before winning the 1964–65 Nationalliga A, the club's seventh and most recent national championship title.[3]

International career

Hertig made his debut for Switzerland on 11 November 1962 in a 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying match against the Netherlands, scoring the only goal for Switzerland in the 1–3 loss. He went on to make five appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance on 22 October 1966 in a friendly match against Belgium, which finished as a 0–1 loss.[4]

Managerial career

Hertig began his managerial career at Yverdon Sport from 1972 to 1973, before returning to Lausanne-Sport as manager in 1979. He remained coach at Lausanne until 1982, winning the Swiss Cup in 1981.[3]

Career statistics

International

Switzerland[4]
Year Apps Goals
1962 1 1
1963 1 0
1964 1 0
1966 2 0
Total 5 1

International goals

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 1962 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–1 1–3 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying

Honours

Player

Lausanne-Sport

Manager

Lausanne-Sport

References

  1. ^ Charly Hertig at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Manzi, Emmanuel (26 May 2000). "Finale de la Coupe de Suisse de football: Lausanne favori face à Zurich" [Final of the Swiss Football Cup: Lausanne favorite against Zürich]. Swissinfo (in French). Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Le Président Blatter rend hommage à Charly Hertig" [President Blatter pays tribute to Charly Hertig]. FIFA.com (in French). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Charly Hertig". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.