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 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 | |||
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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