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Léon Semmeling

1940 - 2024

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Léon Joseph Semmeling (4 January 1940 – 14 March 2024) was a Belgian footballer who played as a midfielder for Standard Liège. He earned 35 caps for the Belgium national team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972. Semmeling died on 14 March 2024, at the age of 84. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Léon Semmeling is the 1,616th most popular soccer player (up from 2,213th in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 558th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Léon Semmeling ranks 1,616 out of 21,273. Before him are Franz John, Pietro Arcari, Marián Masný, Louis Van Hege, Pedro Arico Suárez, and Ronnie Clayton. After him are Andrija Anković, José Iraragorri, Mariano Gonzalvo, Tiago Mendes, Yoshinori Ishigami, and Nelsinho Baptista.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Léon Semmeling ranks 267. Before him are Jan Eliasson, Lill Lindfors, Zubaida Tharwat, Quentin Skinner, Silvester Takač, and Johnny Nash. After him are Andres Tarand, Russell Banks, Yozhef Sabo, Chip Taylor, Brigitte Hamann, and Lainie Kazan. Among people deceased in 2024, Léon Semmeling ranks 243. Before him are Michel Blanc, Paul Josef Cordes, Alan Rees, Willie Mays, Silvio Santos, and Rachid Mekhloufi. After him are Robert Paul, Percy Adlon, Moacir Rodrigues Santos, Christian Oliver, Zakir Hussain, and Yehuda Bauer.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Léon Semmeling ranks 493 out of 1,190. Before him are Georges Vantongerloo (1886), Adam van Noort (1562), André Cluytens (1905), Ferdinand de Marsin (1656), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), and Louis Van Hege (1889). After him are Daniël Heinsius (1580), Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830), and Étienne Gailly (1922).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Léon Semmeling ranks 27. Before him are Raymond Braine (1907), Jacques Moeschal (1900), André Vandewyer (1909), Radja Nainggolan (1988), Frans Janssens (1945), and Louis Van Hege (1889). After him are Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Mousa Dembélé (1987), Joseph Mermans (1922), Jean de Bie (1892), Lorenzo Staelens (1964), and Henri Coppens (1930).

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