Uwe Seeler

Uwe Seeler (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈzeːlɐ];5 November 1936 – 21 July 2022) was a German football player. He played for Hamburger SV and West Germany national team.

Uwe Seeler

Seeler in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth	(1936-11-05)5 November 1936
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Date of death	21 July 2022(2022-07-21) (aged 85)
Place of death	Norderstedt, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1946–1953	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1972	Hamburger SV	476	(404)
1978	Cork Celtic	1	(2)
Total		477	(406)
National team
1953–1954	West Germany U-18	10	(15)
1954–1970	West Germany	72	(43)
Honours Men's football Representing West Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1966 England 1970 Mexico
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Seeler died on 21 July 2022 in Norderstedt, Germany at the age of 85.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			German Championship		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV	1954–55	Oberliga Nord	26	28	5	1	1	2	–		32	31
	1955–56		29	32	5	4	2	2	–		36	37
	1956–57		26	31	4	2	1	0	–		31	33
	1957–58		24	22	4	2	–		–		28	26
	1958–59		27	29	4	5	1	0	–		32	34
	1959–60		26	36	7	13	1	0	–		34	49
	1960–61		23	29	6	8	–		7	5	36	42
	1961–62		28	28	2	4	–		–		30	32
	1962–63		28	32	6	2	4	6	–		38	40
	1963–64	Bundesliga	30	30	–		2	2	6	5	38	37
	1964–65		19	14	–		1	1	–		20	15
	1965–66		23	11	–		2	1	–		25	12
	1966–67		23	10	–		5	3	–		28	13
	1967–68		30	12	–		1	0	9	8	40	20
	1968–69		33	23	–		3	1	4	3	40	27
	1969–70		30	17	–		2	0	2	0	34	17
	1970–71		25	9	–		2	3	1	0	28	12
	1971–72		26	11	–		4	3	–		30	14
	Total		476	404	43	41	32	24	29	21	580	490
Cork Celtic	1977–78	League of Ireland	1	2	–		–		–		1	2
Career total			477	406	43	41	32	24	29	21	581	492

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	1954	3	0
	1955	0	0
	1956	1	0
	1957	0	0
	1958	9	5
	1959	5	6
	1960	5	4
	1961	6	5
	1962	7	2
	1963	3	3
	1964	3	4
	1965	1	1
	1966	12	7
	1967	3	1
	1968	1	0
	1969	3	0
	1970	10	5
Total		72	43

Honours

Hamburger SV

• German football championship: 1959–60
• DFB-Pokal: 1962–63

West Germany

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1966; third place: 1970

Individual

• Ballon d'Or third place: 1960
• Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1960, 1964, 1970
• FIFA XI (Reserve): 1963
• Bundesliga Top Scorer: 1964
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1969–70
• FIFA 100
• Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame

Literature

• Becker, Robert: Uwe Seeler und seine goldenen Tore. Copress, München 1991, ISBN 3-7679-0363-6
• Seeler, Uwe: Danke, Fußball! – Mein Leben. Rowohlt-Verlag, Reinbek 2003, ISBN 978-3-498-06375-7 (auch als Hörbuch auf 1 CD, Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-89903-133-4)