Adolphe Hug (23 September 1923 – 24 September 2006) was a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
football
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goalkeeper
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who played for
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
in the
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...
.
Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 1950
He also played for Urania Genève Sport
Urania Genève Sport is a Swiss omnisport club based in Geneva. Its football section was founded in 1896.
The current club was born in 1922 through a merger between FC Urania and FC Genève.
Its main title is the Swiss cup, won in 1929 agains ...
and FC Locarno
FC Locarno is a Swiss football club based in Locarno in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ...
.
References
External links
FIFA profile
1923 births
Swiss men's footballers
Switzerland men's international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Urania Genève Sport players
FC Locarno players
1950 FIFA World Cup players
2006 deaths
Footballers from Zürich
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