trying to split a template member function into header and cpp files

Question

The following code gives me an error "unable to match function definition to an existing declaration". Is my syntax correct?

CharPlayer.h

class CharacterPlayer
    {
    public:
    template <class cType>
        cType createCharacter(cType characterType);

    };

CharPlayer.cpp

template <class cType>
cType CharacterPlayer::createCharacter(cType characterType)
{
    return 3;
}

Main

CharacterPlayer *controllerPntr = new CharacterPlayer;
    controllerPntr->createCharacter(1);