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| Kevin Keegan, European Footballer of the Year 1978 and 1979 while at HSV |
Amazon: My Autobiography: Kevin Keegan |
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Big names in Hamburg
HSV is the club of one of the biggest names in German football:
Uwe Seeler (1953-72, Footballer of the Year 1960, 64 and 70, 72 caps, 4 World Cups, Bundesliga top scorer 1964 etc, etc.). It was also the final port of call in the career of another footballing giant, Franz Beckenbauer (1980-82).
Keegan conquers Europe
From 1977 to 80, HSV was also the stage for one of England's few successful footballing exports, as Kevin Keegan helped the club to domestic and European glory. |
| Hamburg - HSV - titles: |
| German championship |
1922*, 1923, 1928, 1960, 1979, 1982, 1983 |
| German FA Cup |
1963, 1976, 1987 |
| European Cup |
1983 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
1977 |
| German League Cup |
1973, 2033 |
| * HSV awarded championship, then asked to relinquish it. Full story. |
Most unbeaten games in the Bundesliga
36, from 16th January 1982 to 29th January 1983. A Bundesliga record.
Ever present in the Bundesliga
HSV is the only founding member of the Bundesliga to have remained in the top flight of German football ever since the Bundesliga's formation for the 1963/64 season.
Longest period in top flight football
The club is also the only German team to have played at the highest level available to it (whether in regional or national leagues) throughout its entire history, HSV having always played top flight football since 1919.
English homepage of official club website
