German football is mourning one of the greats: Uwe Seeler is dead. This was initially reported by the "Bild" newspaper on Thursday afternoon.
The "Hamburger Abendblatt" also reported accordingly.
The honorary captain of the national team and club legend of Hamburger SV was 85 years old.
Recently, Seeler had to struggle with health problems again and again.
Seeler wore the HSV jersey from 1946 to 1972 and resisted all financial temptations from other European countries.
The Hanseatic city made "Us Uwe" an honorary citizen in 2003.
From 1954 to 1970, Seeler played 72 international matches and scored 43 goals.
The attacker was part of four World Cups.
He became German champion with HSV in 1960, followed by winning the DFB Cup three years later.
Seeler was voted "Footballer of the Year" three times (1960, 1964 and 1970).
From 1995 to 1998 he led HSV as president.
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