- Jürgen Werner
Football player infobox
playername = Jürgen Werner
fullname = Jürgen Werner
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1935|8|15|mf=y
cityofbirth = ????
countryofbirth =Germany
dateofdeath = death date and age|2002|5|28|1935|8|15|mf=y
height =
currentclub =
position = full back
youthyears =
youthclubs =Hamburger SV
years = 1955-1963
clubs =Hamburger SV
caps(goals) = 169 (14)
nationalyears = 1961 - 1963
nationalteam = Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (2)
pcupdate = June 30, 1965
ntupdate = June 30, 1965Jürgen Werner (
August 15 ,1935 –May 28 ,2002 ) was a German football player, journalist and official.Werner, a midfield player, came from the youth of
Hamburger SV right into the first team, in a similar path toUwe Seeler did, and, for his eight years of first-team experience between 1955 and 1963, has the 1960 German Championship 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 theGerman Football Association , a role he took up in 1986. In the second half of the 1990ies, he was a member of HSV´s supervisory board.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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