Léon Semmeling
 Semmeling in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Léon Joseph Semmeling | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Moelingen, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 2024 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1974 | Standard Liège | 449 | (73) |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1973 | Belgium | 35 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | Standard Liège | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[1]
Honours
[edit]Standard Liege
- Belgian First Division: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
- Belgian Cup: 1965–66, 1966–67
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1971
Belgium
References
[edit]- ^ "Décès de Léon Semmeling : le joueur le plus titré du Standard s'en est allé". RTBF Actus. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Royal Belgian Football Association: Number of caps at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 March 2012)
- Léon Semmeling at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Standard Liège
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