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Manfred "Manny" Seissler ''(German: Manfred Seißler)'' (born August 8, 1939) is a former soccer player who began his career in the lower German divisions before moving to the United States. He played one season in the National Professional Soccer League and seven in the North American Soccer League. Born in Germany, he earned one
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with the U.S. national team in 1973.


Club career


Germany

Born in Germany, Seissler began his career in 1960 with the KSV Hessen Kassel junior team. In 1961, he moved to the first team which competed in the
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, the southern conference of the German first division back then, which preceded the creation of the
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. In 1963, he moved to Regionalliga Süd (Second Division) club 1. FC Pforzheim. In 1965, he moved to SV Eintracht Trier 05 of the Second Division.


United States

In 1967, he left Germany for the United States where he signed with the Pittsburgh Phantoms of the National Professional Soccer League. The NPSL merged with the
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in 1968 to form the first incarnation of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Phantoms folded and Seissler signed with the Kansas City Spurs. With the Spurs he won the NASL championship of 1969 and Seissler played with them, in the end as captain, until they folded following the 1970 season. He then transferred to the
Rochester Lancers Rochester Lancers may refer to: * Rochester Lancers (2015), a semi-professional soccer team that competes in the National Premier Soccer League * Rochester Lancers (MASL), an indoor soccer team that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 * Roch ...
. While with Rochester, Seissler participated in the first NASL-sanctioned indoor tournament in 1971. He scored one goal and one assist in two matches and was named to the all-tournament team. In 1973, the Lancers traded Seissler to the Montreal Olympique but it folded at the end of the season and Seissler returned to the Lancers for the 1974 season. He played only one game, then retired. During his early years in the NASL, Seissler was one of the league's top forwards, being named a first team All Star in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In 1977, he was named to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade. Seissler was named to the Lancers Wall of Fame in 2017.


International career

Seissler earned one
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with the U.S. national team in a 4–0 loss to
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on March 20, 1973. He started the game, but came off for Siegfried Stritzl in the 58th minute.USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979


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Rochester Lancers Wall of Fame
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seissler, Manfred 1939 births Living people 1. FC Pforzheim players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players American expatriate sportspeople in Canada American expatriate men's soccer players American men's soccer players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards West German expatriate sportspeople in Canada German men's footballers German emigrants to the United States Kansas City Spurs players KSV Hessen Kassel players Montreal Olympique players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Pittsburgh Phantoms (NPSL) players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players Syracuse Scorpions players United States men's international soccer players West German expatriate men's footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in the United States West German men's footballers Player-coaches North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches