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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Dornach, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1996 | FC Münchenstein | ||
| 1996–1998 | FC Arlesheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Basel | 153 | (31) |
| 2005–2007 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 53 | (1) |
| 2007–2012 | Basel | 144 | (31) |
| Total | 350 | (63) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Switzerland | 41 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benjamin "Beni" Huggel (born 7 July 1977) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League and for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.
He won a total of twelve titles with Basel, seven League Championships and five Swiss Cup titles. He played in four Swiss Cup Finals (he missed one due to an injury) and scored a goal in each Final. For Frankfurt he played in the 2006 DFB-Pokal Final, but the team finished as runner-up. Huggel played 41 times as a Swiss international scoring two goals, the second of which being the 1000th goal in the history of the Swiss national team.[1] He was well known because of his height, his strength and for being a fearless fighter in the centre of the pitch. He now works for Basel as assistant trainer for the U-21 team.[2]
- ^ "Benjamin Huggel player profile". FIFA.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Anschlussvertrag mit Trainerausbildung für Benjamin Huggel" (in German). FC Basel 1893. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.