Jürgen Werner

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Jürgen Werner
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Werner
Date of birth August 15, 1935(1935-08-15)
Place of birth    ????, Germany
Date of death    May 28, 2002 (aged 66)
Playing position full back
Youth clubs
Hamburger SV
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1955-1963 Hamburger SV 169 (14)   
National team2
1961 - 1963 Germany 4 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 30, 1965.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 30, 1965.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jürgen Werner (August 15, 1935May 28, 2002) was a German football player, journalist and official.

Werner, a full-back, came from the youth of Hamburger SV right into the first team, in a similar path to Uwe Seeler did, and, for his eight years of first-team experience between 1955 and 1963, has the 1960 Bundesliga title to prove his credentials. He refused to sign a professional contract in 1963, and was to become a teacher, retiring from the game of football. He also played a part-time role as journalist for weekly newspaper Die Zeit, and later became the Chairman of the Technical Committee of the German Football Association, a role he took up in 1986.

Werner played four games for the German team, between 1961 and 1963, and was picked for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, however, due to a training injury, did not pick up a World Cup appearance.

Jürgen Werner died of cancer on May 28, 2002. In honour of Jürgen Werner, the academy of Hamburger SV got named Jürgen Werner Schule.


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