Person

David Seaman

b. 1963

English footballer and manager (born 1963)

Born
19 Sept 1963 · Rotherham

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 72 years
  1. 19 Sept 1963BornBorn in Rotherham
  2. 1981 – 1982TeamLeeds United F.C.
  3. 1982 – 1984TeamPeterborough United F.C.
  4. 1984 – 1986TeamBirmingham City F.C.
  5. 1984 – 1986TeamEngland national under-21 association football team
  6. 1986 – 1990TeamQueens Park Rangers F.C.
  7. 1987 – 1992TeamEngland national association football B team
  8. 1988 – 2002TeamEngland men's national association football team
  9. 1990 – 2003TeamArsenal F.C.
  10. 1996AwardMember of the Order of the British Empire
  11. 1998Took part1998 FIFA World Cup
  12. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2003 – 2004TeamManchester City F.C.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1963 – today).

  1. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  3. 1968Prague Spring
  4. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  5. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  6. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  7. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  9. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  10. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  11. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  12. 1985Schengen Agreement
  13. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  14. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  15. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  17. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  18. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  19. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  20. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  21. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  22. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  23. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  24. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  25. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  26. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  27. 20112011 Norway attacks
  28. 2011Libyan civil war
  29. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  30. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  31. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  32. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  33. 2015Paris Agreement
  34. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  35. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  36. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  37. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  38. 2023Gaza war
  39. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  40. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

David Andrew Seaman (born 19 September 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a career lasting from 1981 to 2004, he is best known for his time playing for Arsenal. He won 75 caps for England, and is the country's third-most capped goalkeeper, level with Joe Hart, and after Peter Shilton and Jordan Pickford. In 1997, he was awarded the MBE for services to football and was nominated for the 1998 Ballon d'Or. In addition, he is one of the few players to have made over 1,000 career appearances.

Seaman began his career in the Football League for Peterborough United, Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers. The peak of his career was during his period as Arsenal and England goalkeeper in the 1990s and early 2000s. During his time at Arsenal, he won three league championships (1991, 1998, 2002), four FA Cups (1993, 1998, 2002, 2003), the League Cup in 1993 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1994. During this time he also played for England in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, and Euro 96 and Euro 2000. After leaving Arsenal, he played in the Premier League for Manchester City. He retired in 2004 due to a recurring shoulder injury. In June 2012, he was appointed goalkeeping coach of Combined Counties League club Wembley.

Seaman is considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time by his compatriots, as well as one of the best shot-stoppers in Premier League and English football history. He placed second in the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year award in 1996, behind Andreas Köpke, while he placed 32nd, alongside Enrico Albertosi, in the European Keeper of the Century vote, which was organised by the same organisation, the fourth–highest ranked English goalkeeper. In 2013, James McNicholas of Bleacher Report described Seaman as "the greatest goalkeeper in Arsenal's history." In addition to his goalkeeping ability, Seaman was also a highly recognisable figure on the pitch due to his moustache and the ponytail hairstyle he wore for part of his career.

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