David Seaman
Seaman in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Andrew Seaman | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Wembley (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Peterborough United | 91 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Birmingham City | 75 | (0) |
| 1986–1990 | Queens Park Rangers | 141 | (0) |
| 1990–2003 | Arsenal | 405 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Manchester City | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 731 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1984–1986 | England U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 1987–1992 | England B | 6 | (0) |
| 1988–2002 | England | 75 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Andrew Seaman, MBE (born 19 September 1963) is a retired England international football goalkeeper who played for Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City, among others, during a career lasting from 1981 to 2004. Seaman, who was appointed an MBE in 1997 for services to the sport, retired seven years later following a recurring shoulder injury.
The peak of Seaman's career was during his period as Arsenal and England goalkeeper in the 1990s and early 2000s. During his time at Arsenal he won three league championships (1991, 1998, 2002), four FA Cups (1993, 1998, 2002, 2003), the League Cup in 1993 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1994. During this time he also played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and Euro 96 and Euro 2000, and is England's second-most capped goalkeeper with 75 caps, after Peter Shilton.
Seaman's career highs came in his successful performance in UEFA Euro 96 and in Arsenal's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Premier League and FA Cup campaigns in the mid-90s and early 2000s. His save from Paul Peschisolido of Sheffield United in the 2002–03 FA Cup was described as one of the best ever. Notable lows came with two costly errors, both from long-range efforts — conceding a last-minute goal in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final to Nayim and conceding to a Ronaldinho free-kick in the 2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final.
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