| 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 Swissfootballer andmanager who played as acentre-back ormidfielder and made five appearances for theSwitzerland national team.[1]
Hertig was part of theLausanne-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 AustrianKarl Rappan, and includedRichard Dürr,André Grobéty,Heinz Schneiter andEly Tacchella. The team won twoSwiss Cup titles in 1962 and 1964,[2] before winning the1964–65 Nationalliga A, the club's seventh and most recentnational championship title.[3]
Hertig made his debut forSwitzerland on 11 November 1962 in a1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying match against theNetherlands, 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 afriendly match againstBelgium, which finished as a 0–1 loss.[4]
Hertig began his managerial career atYverdon Sport from 1972 to 1973, before returning toLausanne-Sport as manager in 1979. He remained coach at Lausanne until 1982, winning theSwiss Cup in 1981.[3]
| Switzerland[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
| 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 |
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