Gert Heidler (born 30 January 1948) is a former

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Club career

The forward played for

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from 1968 until 1982, making 281 appearances for the first team.

International career

He won the gold medal at the

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with the East German Olympic Team. Heidler won caps for the full GDR team between 1976 and 1978.

Coaching career

He later worked as a coach. One of his stints was with the youth ranks of Dynamo Dresden.

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* * * 1948 births Living people German men's footballers East German men's footballers Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for East Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Dynamo Dresden players East Germany men's international footballers Olympic medalists in football DDR-Oberliga players Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub