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Uwe Seeler
Uwe Seeler was a German footballer and football official. As a striker, he was a prolific scorer for Hamburger SV and also made 72 appearances for the West Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in German football history, Seeler was named one of FIFA's 100 greatest living players by Pelé in 2004. He was the first football player to be awarded the Commander's Cross o…
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business · German footballer (1936–2022) · association football player · businessperson · actor · also Uwe Seeler, Seeler
Born 5 November 1936 · Died 21 July 2022 · Q44470
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2026· 1 entry
2023· 1 entry
Süddeutsche Zeitung: ZDF-Doku über Uwe Seeler: Er glänzte ohne Krone
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2022· 7 entries
The Washington Post: Uwe Seeler, German soccer champ, dies at 85
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The New York Times: Uwe Seeler, One of Germany’s Greatest Soccer Players, Dies at 85
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Fr: Uwe Seeler – Ein Nachruf auf eine Legende
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Sports Illustrated: West Germany Soccer Great Uwe Seeler Dies at 85
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Yahoo! Sports: German football legend Uwe Seeler dies aged 85
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The New York Times: Germany and Hamburg legend Uwe Seeler dies aged 85
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Died 2022-07-21.
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded German Football Hall of Fame (2018).
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2011· 1 entry
NDR: Für Kinder erklärt: Wer war Uwe Seeler?
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2010· 1 entry
welt.de: Hamburger Legende: Uwe Seeler lässt sich nicht den Mund verbieten
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (2006).
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Won Goldener Rathausmann (2006).
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Hamburg (2003).
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Became an honorary citizen of his hometown Hamburg; the first time the honor was bestowed on a sportsman
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1995· 1 entry
And ended in resignation in 1998 due to a financial scandal, for which he took responsibility
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Lock keeper (1982).
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1978· 2 entries
And his former teammate Franz-Josef Hönig played for Cork Celtic in a one-off sponsored event
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Played for Cork Celtic F.C. (1978–1978) — 1 appearances, 2 goals.
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1970· 6 entries
Won award: Footballer of the Year (Germany) (1970).
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Third place: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1970).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1969–70).
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Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1970).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1970).
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Awarded Honorary Team Skipper (1970).
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1968· 2 entries
Won award: European Cup Winners Cup Top Scorer (1967–68).
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Runner-up: European Cup Winners' Cup with Hamburger SV (1967–68).
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1966· 2 entries
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1966).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1966).
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1964· 4 entries
Won the German Bundesliga Torjagerkanone with Hamburg (1963-1964).
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Won award: Footballer of the Year (Germany) (1964).
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Won award: Bundesliga Top Scorer (1964).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1964).
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1963· 3 entries
Won the German DFB-Pokal with Hamburg (1962-1963).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Hamburger SV (1962–63).
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Won award: FIFA XI (Reserve) (1963).
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1960· 5 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Hamburg (1959-1960).
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Won award: Footballer of the Year (Germany) (1960).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1960).
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Third place: Ballon d'Or (1960).
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Won: German football championship with Hamburger SV (1959–60).
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1958· 2 entries
Played for Germany national under-23 football team (1958–1958) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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The German team finished in fourth place; in 1970 the West German team finished in third after being eliminated by European rivals Italy in the semi-finals, following a closely fought 4–3 extra-time loss, a match often r
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1954· 3 entries
Joined Germany in 1954.
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Played for Germany men's national association football team (1954–1970) — 72 appearances, 43 goals.
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In a DFB-Pokal match, aged just under 18, scoring four goals (8–2 vs
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1953· 3 entries
Played for Germany national under-18 football team (1953–1954) — 10 appearances, 15 goals.
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Played for Hamburger SV (1953–1972) — 476 appearances, 404 goals.
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Joined Hamburg in 1953.
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1936· 1 entry
Born 1936-11-05.
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