| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1939-08-08)August 8, 1939 (age 85) | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1961 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Hessen Kassel | 15 | (3) |
| 1963–1965 | Pforzheim | 18 | (6) |
| 1965–1966 | Entracht Trier | 0 | (0) |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Phantoms | 16 | (10) |
| 1968–1970 | Kansas City Spurs | 48 | (14) |
| 1971–1973 | Rochester Lancers | 38 | (14) |
| 1971 | Rochester Lancers (indoor) | 2 | (1) |
| 1973 | Montreal Olympique | 6 | (1) |
| 1974 | Syracuse Scorpions | ||
| 1974 | Rochester Lancers | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1973 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972 | Rochester Lancers (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manfred "Manny" Seissler(German: Manfred Seißler) (born August 8, 1939) is a formersoccer player who began his career in the lower German divisions before moving to the United States. He played one season in theNational Professional Soccer League and seven in theNorth American Soccer League. Born in Germany, he earned onecap with theU.S. national team in 1973.
Born in Germany, Seissler began his career in 1960 with theKSV Hessen Kassel junior team. In 1961, he moved to the first team which competed in theOberliga Süd, the southern conference of the German first division back then, which preceded the creation of theBundesliga. In 1963, he moved toRegionalliga Süd (Second Division) club1. FC Pforzheim. In 1965, he moved toSV Eintracht Trier 05 of theSecond Division.[1]
In 1967, he left Germany for the United States where he signed with thePittsburgh Phantoms of theNational Professional Soccer League. The NPSL merged with theUnited Soccer Association in 1968 to form the first incarnation of theNorth American Soccer League (NASL). The Phantoms folded and Seissler signed with theKansas 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 theRochester Lancers. While with Rochester, Seissler participated in thefirst NASL-sanctioned indoor tournament in 1971. He scored one goal and one assist in two matches and was named to the all-tournament team.[2] In 1973, the Lancers traded Seissler to theMontreal 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.[3] 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.[4] In 1977, he was named to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade.[5] Seissler was named to the Lancers Wall of Fame in 2017.[6]
Seissler earned onecap with theU.S. national team in a 4–0 loss toPoland on March 20, 1973. He started the game, but came off forSiegfried Stritzl in the 58th minute.[7]