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Finn Seemann
Finn Seemann (1968)
Personal information
Full name Finn Ludvig Seemann
Date of birth (1944-10-18)18 October 1944
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Date of death 7 September 1985(1985-09-07) (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

Finn Ludvig Seemann (18 October 1944 – 7 September 1985) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker.

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

  1. ^ "Finn Seemann". Home.no. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Finn Seemann". Lynfotball.net. 18 October 1944. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Dundee United : 1946/7 - 2013/4". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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  5. ^ "Voetbal International". Vi.nl. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Finn Seemann - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  7. ^ "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.