Current team (goalkeeping coach) Youth career 1981–1982 Senior career* Years Team Apps ( Gls) 1981–1982 0 (0) 1982–1984 91 (0) 1984–1986 75 (0) 1986–1990 141 (0) 1990–2003 405 (0) 2003–2004 19 (0) Total 731 (0) National team 1984–1986 10 (0) 1987–1992 6 (0) 1988–2002 75 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Mapsource 6.16.3 Patched there. David Andrew Seaman, (born 19 September 1963) is an English retired. In a career lasting from 1981 to 2004, he is best known for his time playing for.

He won 75 caps for, and is the country's second-most capped goalkeeper, after. In 1997 was awarded the for services to football.

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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 (1993, 1998, 2002, 2003), the in 1993 and the in 1994. During this time he also played in the and World Cups, and and. As well as Arsenal, he also played in the for, as well as making appearances in the for, Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers. His save from of in the was described as one of the best ever. Halstead Wickes Combi 102 Manual here. Notable lows came with two costly errors, both from long-range efforts—conceding a in the to and conceding to a free-kick in the quarter-final. Seaman is, but threw the ball with his right arm and kicked with his right foot.

He retired in 2004 due to a recurring shoulder injury. In June 2012, he was appointed goalkeeping coach of club. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Club career [ ] Early career [ ] Seaman was born in,. He began his career at, the club he supported as a boy.

However (much to his disappointment), he was not wanted by then-manager, who had been his favourite player. Seaman went to Division 4 club for a £4,000 fee in August 1982, where he began to make a name for himself. Just over two years later, in October 1984, paid £100,000 for Seaman's services.

They ended up winning promotion at the end of that season, but were relegated again at the end of the following season. Seaman was not to follow them back to Division Two, however. In August 1986, Seaman moved to for £225,000. Playing in a higher profile club on a plastic pitch, he earned his first England cap, which came under in a friendly against in November 1988.

Whilst at Q.P.R., Seaman was coached by Arsenal double-winner (of 1971), who was to work with him for more than a decade. Arsenal [ ] In 1990, long before the current system had come to English football, there was still a transfer deadline a few weeks before the end of the season., who had won the league in 1989, wanted to sign Seaman, but the deal involved Arsenal's keeper heading the opposite way on loan. Lukic did not want to do this, and the deal broke down and remained unresolved when the deadline passed.

As soon as the season ended and clubs were allowed to buy players again, Arsenal manager came back for Seaman, with £1.3 million (at the time a British record for a goalkeeper) being the agreed fee. Lukic, who was highly popular amongst Arsenal fans, left to rejoin Leeds. Seaman's time at Arsenal coincided with one of the most successful periods in the club's history. The saw Seaman concede only 18 goals when playing in every match of the 38-game season as Arsenal regained the. Arsenal won both the and the in 1993 and supplemented this a year later with the. Arsenal began their victorious League Cup campaign against and after two legs the game went to a penalty shootout. Seaman saved three of the four Millwall penalties from, and to help his side progress.

In 1995, George Graham was sacked, and Arsenal came close to becoming the first club to retain the, with Seaman earning a reputation as a -saving specialist after saving from, and in Arsenal's semi-final against, all the while playing with two cracked ribs. However, in the Arsenal lost in extra time to, with a spectacular last-minute goal from from 45 yards out catching Seaman off his line. It was noted that there were only seconds left of extra time when Seaman conceded. In August 1996, became the new manager of Arsenal.

Wenger rated Seaman highly and in, Seaman helped the team to the and. In, Seaman played all 38 league matches, conceding only 17 league goals as Arsenal came within one point of retaining the and lost in the semi-finals to. The following season Seaman managed to reach the, which Arsenal drew 0–0 with, but lost on penalties. In, Seaman won the and the again to complete his second career double, although Arsenal's other goalkeepers (10 appearances) and (12 appearances) also won championship medals, due mainly to Seaman's absence through injuries. A highlight of this season was when Seaman dramatically saved a penalty as Arsenal won 2–1. Despite his international career ending so flatly and accusations his mobility had faded with age, the —Seaman's last at Arsenal—ended on a high note.

He began the season with saving a penalty in a draw. In the, he made a save against 's in the semi-finals, which former Manchester United goalkeeper, a pundit for the on the day, dubbed 'the best save I've ever seen'. Arsenal were defending a 1–0 lead, when with less than ten minutes to go, Peschisolido had a header towards an apparently open goal from six yards out with Seaman seemingly stranded at the near post.

However, the goalkeeper leapt sideways and backwards, managing to stretch his right arm behind him and scoop the ball back and away from both his goal and the opposing players ready to pounce on a rebound. The match was Seaman's 1,000th professional career game. Seaman went on to the team during the in the absence of injured and keep another clean sheet at the as they defeated 1–0.

His final act with Arsenal was to lift the FA Cup, which was his eighth major trophy with his team. Seaman played in goal for Arsenal more times than anyone else, and is second after in the all-time appearances chart for Arsenal, with 325 to his name.

In June 2008 he was voted seventh in the list of 50 Gunners' Greatest Players. Manchester City [ ] Released by Arsenal, Seaman joined up with at in the summer of 2003, but Seaman's career at the did not last long. Whilst out of action due to injury, Seaman announced his immediate retirement in January 2004 at the age of 40. His last act at City was to help Keegan select his successor in goal, — the man who had ousted him as England's first choice goalkeeper a little over a year earlier. In November 2005, and approached Seaman, and later ex- goalkeeper and to perform in an game at as their two first choice goalkeepers, and, were unavailable. However, 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. International career [ ] Seaman made his England debut in 1988 and appeared for the side in fifteen consecutive years, a national record, since equalled.

He earned his first England cap under in a friendly against in November 1988. Robson selected him as England's third-choice goalkeeper behind and at the, but after arriving in Italy he had to pull out of the squad due to injury and was replaced. Seaman remained a member of the England squad under new manager but only cemented his place as undisputed number one with the arrival of and played every minute of every match during. Seaman saved two spot-kicks in the tournament; the first a penalty in normal play from 's in a group match, while England were 1–0 up ( scored soon after to make it 2–0). Then, after England's quarter-final against ended scoreless, Seaman saved 's kick in the shootout to knock Spain out of the tournament. England eventually were eliminated in the semi-finals of the competition; Seaman was named alongside Golden Boot winner and winger in the 'Team of the Tournament'.

Euro 96 sponsor named him 'Player of the Tournament'. Seaman remained first choice under the management of for the in France. England went out on penalties, losing against. Selected him for, where he started against both and but sustained an injury in his warm-up exercises for the third game against and was replaced. England lost the match and went out in the first round. Seaman was part of 's squad, and played every game as England reached the quarter-finals, turning back a second half offensive to shut out arch-rivals Argentina 1–0 in the group stage after English captain scored the penalty spot kick. However, in England's quarter-final against Seaman was caught off his line by 's long-range free kick, as England lost 2–1; he blamed himself for the error.

The result led to a debate about whether Seaman should remain England's number one. He remained England's first choice goalkeeper until a qualifier in October 2002 against. In this match, he let in a goal directly from a corner kick by in a 2–2 draw and brought further press criticism. This was Seaman's last appearance for the England national team, as Eriksson dropped him in favour of. Later career [ ] 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.

His on-screen presence made him a popular choice for chat-shows and televised appearances during his sporting career, and he can occasionally be spotted on British television. Whilst still a player, he acted in a cameo role in a based around the events of 's successful Euro 96 tournament, starring and, entitled My Summer with Des. He also became the for during the early 1990s. He briefly replaced as team captain on the television quiz before producers decided to drop him in favour of former Arsenal teammate.

In December 2004, following his retirement from professional football, he became one of the celebrities to take part in Strictly Ice Dancing, an ice dance version of, in which celebrities are paired with professional dancers. He joined the show at late notice, replacing. With just eight days to prepare for the show, broadcast on on 26 December, Seaman and his professional partner Zoia Birmingham managed to win the competition. The other competitors spent a month in training for the show. In late 2005 he had his trademark cut off on live television for charity, which ended negotiatory talks with such companies as L'Oreal who wanted to sponsor his hair as they had with. He returned to the ice for another ice-dancing series,, broadcast on. The series started on 14 January 2006, and Seaman ended in fourth place.

He has also appeared on All Star. Seaman also hosts a 'Safe Hands' charity golf event annually, and has released two football-themed entitled David Seaman's Goalkeeping Nightmares in 2003 and Jeepers Keepers in 2004. Seaman has also played in all six matches for. In 2008 The Lobbing of David Seaman, a poem in form by about Nayim's 1995 goal, was included in the radio programme The Loneliness of the Goalkeeper. It began with these lines.

Ah, come all ye teenage goalkeepers And listen unto me, I'll tell you of a goalie Who went out to gay Paree; The Gunners called him 'Safe Hands', David Seaman was his name, But that lonely night in Paris Was his world consumed in flames. In June 2012, Seaman joined club as goalkeeping coach for their campaign, as part of a television documentary following the club's attempt to play.

Former international players,,, and joined the playing squad, with former England manager as technical advisor. Personal life [ ] On 7 February 2015, Seaman married 's whom he paired with during the shows.

Seaman announced their engagement in December 2013. It was his third marriage.

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