Léon Semmeling

Léon Semmeling
Semmeling in 1974
Personal information
Full name Léon Joseph Semmeling
Date of birth (1940-01-04)4 January 1940
Place of birth Moelingen, Belgium
Date of death 14 March 2024(2024-03-14) (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

Standard Liege

Belgium

References

  1. ^ "Décès de Léon Semmeling : le joueur le plus titré du Standard s'en est allé". RTBF Actus. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.