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Seeler was a gifted striker who - amongst other things -was renown for his falling overhead kick. He scored 137 times in 269 Bundesliga games, 43 times in 72 international games for the German national team and 21 times in 29 European club tournament games. He was captain of both his club team and the national team for many years. He and his club won the German championship in 1960 and the DFB-Pokal (German FA Cup) in 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey. He was top scorer of the first Bundesliga season 1963/64 and German footballer of the year in 1960, 1964Events January January 1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Ort and 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January. He participated in the same four Football World Cups as Pelé did: 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970. Germany, alas, reached the final only once in 1966 – and lost to host nation England in overtime.

Uwe Seeler was a tremendously popular player due to his fairness, modesty and kindness and was called “Uns Uwe” (northern German: “Our Uwe”) in Hamburg and surroundings. The DFB (German FA) made him the second honorary captain of the German national team in 1972(the first one had been Fritz Walter). In 2003 he became honorary citizen of his hometown Hamburg. That year, he also published his memoirs Danke, Fußball (Thank you, football).