Emil Hummel (born 1911; date of death unknown) was a German

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who played for FC Basel. He played mainly in the position of defender. Between the years 1931 and 1938 Hummel played a total of 178 games for Basel scoring a total of 17 goals. 114 of these games were in the Swiss Serie A, 18 in the

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. He scored 11 goals in the domestic league and five in the Swiss Cup. The other 46 games and the other goal scored were during the friendly/test games. Hummel was a member of the Basel team that won the Swiss Cup in the 1932–33 season. The final was played in the

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stadium against

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. Basel won 4–3 and achieved the club's first ever national title. For the season 1938–1939 Hummel transferred to

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where he stayed for two years before ending his football career.

Honours

winner: 1932–33

References

Sources

* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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