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Seeler was a tremendously popular player due to his fairness and modesty and is still widely called "Uns Uwe" (West Low German: "Our Uwe") in Hamburg and the surrounding area. The DFB (German FA) made him the second honorary captain of the German national team in 1972 (the first being Fritz Walter). In 2003, he became an honorary citizen of his hometown Hamburg; the first time the honor was bestowed on a sportsman. That year he also published his memoirs "Danke, Fußball" ("Thank you, football"), released as an English version in 2009.