David Seaman

For me David Seaman is shorthand for reassurance. The 193cm Rotherham-born keeper was Arsenal's wall for years and earned 75 caps for England, trailing only Peter Shilton among the country's most-capped goalkeepers. The MBE and a Ballon d'Or nomination underline the honors, but what I value is subtler: he made safety look ordinary. The best goalkeepers aren't the ones drawing gasps with acrobatics but the ones whose presence lets a whole team breathe. Seaman was that kind of dependable bedrock, and modern football could use more of his unflappable calm behind the back line.

Name (English)

David Seaman

Name (Japanese)

デイヴィッド・シーマン

Reading

でいゔぃっど・しーまん

Born

September 19, 1963 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Origin

Rotherham, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

193 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Member of the Order of the British Empire

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/thedavidseaman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.