Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ehrenspielführer
English translation:
honorary captain
Added to glossary by
Natalie Wilcock (X)
Jun 13, 2005 13:28
18 yrs ago
German term
Natalie Wilcock (X)
Ehrenspielführer
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Der Ehrenspielführer der deutschen Nationalmannschaft war zu Gast beim "Hyundai Fahrertraining" in Hannover.
They are talking about Uwe Seeler.
They are talking about Uwe Seeler.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +7 | honorary captain |
IanW (X)
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| 4 +5 | honorary team captain |
Nesrin
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
Ehrenspielf�hrer
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honorary captain
I've seen the term "honorary captain" before and there's plenty of hits on the internet to go with the name, but having said that I'm not 100% sure.
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-06-13 13:34:56 GMT)
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\"Uwe Seeler was a tremendously popular player due to his fairness, modesty and kindness and was called “Uns Uwe” (northern German: “Our Uwe”). The DFB (German FA) made him the second honorary captain of the German national team in 1972 (the first one had been Fritz Walter).
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/U/Uw/Uwe_Seele...
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-06-13 13:34:56 GMT)
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\"Uwe Seeler was a tremendously popular player due to his fairness, modesty and kindness and was called “Uns Uwe” (northern German: “Our Uwe”). The DFB (German FA) made him the second honorary captain of the German national team in 1972 (the first one had been Fritz Walter).
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/U/Uw/Uwe_Seele...
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Steffen Walter
: My first thought, or "honorary team captain", as posted by Nesrin below (Spielführer = older German term for [Mannschafts]kapitän) / Reminds me of the "Wunder von Bern" ;-)
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petrolhead
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: don't think "team" is needed here. Never seen a captain without a team;-)
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Thanks for the vote of confidence above, but I am neither an expert nor a good footballer :-(
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Robert Kleemaier
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Francis Lee (X)
: good point, Aniello
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Ian M-H (X)
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Cilian O'Tuama
: them were the days, in Brussels...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Ian, and thanks to Nesrin as well. Regards, Natalie"
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German term (edited):
Ehrenspielf�hrer
honorary team captain
... from Black to Red, came in November 2004. Honorary team captains (Ehrenspielführer) are Fritz Walter, Uwe Seeler, Franz Beckenbauer and Lothar Matthäus. ...
www.nutrition-report.com/ articles/Germany_national_football_team
www.nutrition-report.com/ articles/Germany_national_football_team
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Steffen Walter
: Yesss!
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petrolhead
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Ian M-H (X)
14 mins
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Cilian O'Tuama
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