Jürgen Werner
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| Jürgen Werner | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jürgen Werner | |
| Date of birth | August 15, 1935 | |
| 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) |
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Jürgen Werner (August 15, 1935 – May 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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