Finn Ludvig Seemann (18 October 1944 – 7 September 1985) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker.
.jpg) Finn Seemann (1968) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finn Ludvig Seemann | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 1985 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Dovre, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lyn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1965 | Lyn | 45 | (30) |
| 1965–1968 | Dundee United | 46 | (11) |
| 1968–1971 | DWS | 93 | (21) |
| 1971–1973 | Utrecht | 25 | (4) |
| 1975 | Lyn | 16 | (4) |
| 1976 | Bækkelaget | ||
| International career | |||
| 1963–1970 | Norway | 15 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Seemann was born in Oslo.[1] He started his football career in Lyn,[2] where he became league champion in 1964. In 1965, he became professional in the Scottish club Dundee United.[3][4] After two seasons in Scotland he went to the Netherlands, where he played for DWS[5] and FC Utrecht, and also lived in the United States in a period before he returned to Lyn in 1975. He has also played in Vålerenga, Sarpsborg and Bækkelaget.
He was capped 15 times and scored four goals for Norway.[6] Seemann was also capped three times for Norway in bandy. He appeared in pre-season games as a placekicker for the Houston Oilers in 1973 and 1974.[7]
He died in a car accident in 1985, on the E6 highway near Dovre.
References
edit- ^ "Finn Seemann". Home.no. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Finn Seemann". Lynfotball.net. 18 October 1944. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Dundee United : 1946/7 - 2013/4". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Voetbal International". Vi.nl. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Finn Seemann - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Triumph And Tragedy: The Soccer Stars That Chased Football Glory In Texas". The Soccer Observer. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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