Léon Semmeling

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.

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

Semmeling died on 14 March 2024, at the age of 84.^[1]

Honours

Standard Liege

• Belgian First Division: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
• Belgian Cup: 1965–66, 1966–67
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1971

Belgium

• UEFA Euro third place: 1972