SOCCER PLAYER

Uwe Seeler

1936 - 2022

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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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uwe Seeler is the 68th most popular soccer player (down from 60th in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from Germany (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Soccer Player.

Uwe Seeler is a retired German footballer and coach who played for Hamburger SV and the West German national team. He is the only player to have won the European Cup (now called the Champions League) four times, and he is one of three players to have won eight German championships.

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Among soccer players, Uwe Seeler ranks 68 out of 21,273. Before him are David Beckham, Oliver Kahn, Flórián Albert, Francesco Totti, Silvio Piola, and Alan Ball Jr.. After him are Béla Guttmann, Gianni Rivera, Billy Wright, Nílton Santos, Giacinto Facchetti, and Arthur Friedenreich.

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Among people born in 1936, Uwe Seeler ranks 33. Before him are Barack Obama Sr., Virna Lisi, Ursula Andress, Richard Bach, Dennis Hopper, and Günter Blobel. After him are Gerhard Ertl, Robert Downey Sr., Georges Perec, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Clark, and Alan J. Heeger. Among people deceased in 2022, Uwe Seeler ranks 32. Before him are Monica Vitti, José Eduardo dos Santos, Fidel Ramos, Kane Tanaka, Antonio Inoki, and Robbie Coltrane. After him are Angela Lansbury, James Caan, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Dietrich Mateschitz, Peter Brook, and Ray Liotta.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Uwe Seeler ranks 526 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793), Caroline of Baden (1776), and Walter Schellenberg (1910). After him are Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Gerhard Ertl (1936), Wassily Leontief (1906), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Alfred von Schlieffen (1833), and Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Uwe Seeler ranks 6. Before him are Franz Beckenbauer (1945), Gerd Müller (1945), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Lothar Matthäus (1961), and Oliver Kahn (1969). After him are Fritz Walter (1920), Paul Breitner (1951), Rudi Völler (1960), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Berti Vogts (1946), and Andreas Brehme (1960).

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