Charles "Charly" Hertig (22 October 1939 – 6 August 2012) was a Swiss

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and

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who played as a

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and made five appearances for the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Hertig was part of the

Lausanne-Sport Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tier Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League Season. The ...

team, one of the greatest in the club's history, which would be nicknamed the "Lords of the Night" (), as they played and shone particularly at night while most other teams played Sunday afternoon. The team was coached by Austrian

Karl Rappan Karl Rappan (26 September 1905 – 2 January 1996) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He played and managed mostly in Switzerland, where he won multiple titles. He had four tenures as coach of the Switzerland national team, which he managed ...

, and included

Richard Dürr Richard Dürr (1 December 1938 – 30 May 2014) was a Swiss international footballer who played as a midfielder. Durr played for Lausanne Sports during his club career, and scored a consolation goal for them in their 1st round 2nd leg game agai ...

, André Grobéty,

Heinz Schneiter Heinz Schneiter (12 April 1935 – 6 July 2017) was a Swiss football player and manager. He got 44 caps and 3 goals for Switzerland, playing all three games at the 1962 World Cup as well as in Switzerland's 0–5 loss to West Germany at the 19 ...

and Ely Tacchella. The team won two

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titles in 1962 and 1964, before winning the 1964–65 Nationalliga A, the club's seventh and most recent national championship title.

International career

Hertig made his debut for

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on 11 November 1962 in a

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match against the

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, 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

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, which finished as a 0–1 loss.

Managerial career

Hertig began his managerial career at Yverdon Sport from 1972 to 1973, before returning to

as manager in 1979. He remained coach at Lausanne until 1982, winning the

in 1981.

Career statistics

International

International goals

Honours

Player

Lausanne-Sport * Nationalliga A: 1964–65 *

: 1961–62, 1963–64

Manager

Lausanne-Sport *

: 1980–81

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hertig, Charly 1939 births 2012 deaths Swiss men's footballers Swiss football managers Switzerland men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Servette FC players FC Lausanne-Sport players BSC Young Boys players FC Monthey players Swiss Super League players Yverdon-Sport FC managers FC Lausanne-Sport managers 20th-century Swiss sportsmen