.jpg) Seeler in 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 November 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 July 2022 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Norderstedt, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1953 | Hamburger SV | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1972 | Hamburger SV[1] | 476 | (404) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Cork Celtic | 1 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 477 | (406) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | West Germany U-18 | 10 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1970 | West Germany | 72 | (43) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Uwe Seeler (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈzeːlɐ]; 5 November 1936 – 21 July 2022) 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,[2] 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 of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- ^ a b "Uwe Seeler – Spielerprofil – DFB" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (30 January 2000). "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 October 2013.