36 Facts About David Seaman

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David Andrew Seaman was born on 19 September 1963 and is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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David Seaman won 75 caps for England, and is the country's second-most capped goalkeeper, after Peter Shilton.

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David Seaman is left-handed, but threw the ball with his right arm and kicked with his right foot.

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David Seaman retired in 2004 due to a recurring shoulder injury.

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David Seaman began his career at Leeds United, the club he supported as a boy.

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Whilst at QPR, David Seaman was coached by Bob Wilson, who was to work with him for more than a decade.

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David Seaman saved three of the four Millwall penalties from Malcolm Allen, Jon Goodman and Colin Cooper to help his side progress.

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In 2002, David Seaman won the Premier League and the FA Cup again to complete his second career double, although Arsenal's other goalkeepers Stuart Taylor and Richard Wright won championship medals, due mainly to David Seaman's absence through injuries.

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David Seaman began the season with saving a Freddie Kanoute penalty in a draw at Upton Park.

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David Seaman's final act with Arsenal was to lift the FA Cup, which was his ninth major trophy with his team.

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David Seaman played in goal for Arsenal more times than anyone else, and is second after Ray Parlour in the all-time Premier League appearances chart for Arsenal, with 325 to his name.

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Whilst out of action due to injury, David Seaman announced his immediate retirement in January 2004 at the age of 40.

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However, David Seaman was forced to turn this offer down, as it would have constituted a breach in the terms of his retirement insurance pay-out for his recurring shoulder injury.

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David Seaman made his England debut in 1988 and appeared for the side in fifteen consecutive years, a national record, since equalled by Rio Ferdinand.

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David Seaman earned his first England cap under Bobby Robson in a friendly against Saudi Arabia in November 1988.

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David Seaman remained a member of the England squad under new manager Graham Taylor, although he was not selected for Euro 92.

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David Seaman cemented his place as the undisputed number-one keeper with the arrival of Terry Venables as manager, and played every minute of every match during Euro 96.

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David Seaman was named alongside Golden Boot winner Alan Shearer and winger Steve McManaman in the UEFA "Team of the Tournament".

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David Seaman remained the first choice under the management of Glenn Hoddle for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

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David Seaman kept two clean sheets in the group stage as England finished second behind Romania.

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The result led to a debate about whether David Seaman should remain England's number one.

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David Seaman remained England's first-choice goalkeeper until a Euro 2004 qualifier in October 2002 against Macedonia.

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At his peak, David Seaman was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world during the 1990s, earning praise from other goalkeepers such as Sepp Maier and Francesco Toldo.

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David Seaman began working on his coaching badge with a view to coaching goalkeepers but decided to pause after learning that he would first need a badge in outfield coaching in which he had no interest.

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David Seaman became the spokesman for Yorkshire Tea during the early 1990s.

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David Seaman briefly replaced Gary Lineker as team captain on the television quiz They Think It's All Over before producers decided to drop him in favour of former Arsenal teammate Ian Wright.

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David Seaman joined the show at late notice, replacing Paul Gascoigne.

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David Seaman returned to the ice for another ice-dancing series, Dancing on Ice, broadcast on ITV.

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The series started on 14 January 2006, and David Seaman ended in fourth place.

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David Seaman has played in all six Soccer Aid matches for England.

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In 2019 and 2020, David Seaman featured in both seasons of ITV show Harry's Heroes, which featured former football manager Harry Redknapp attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends.

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David Seaman married his first wife, Sandra, in 1985; the marriage lasted ten years.

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David Seaman met his second wife, Debbie Rodgers, in 1995.

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On 7 February 2015, David Seaman married his third wife Frankie Poultney, best known as a professional skater on Dancing on Ice.

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David Seaman announced their engagement in December 2013; the pair met in 2008, and had been in a relationship since 2009.

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David Seaman has four children: two sons from his first marriage, and a son and daughter from his second marriage.