24 Facts About Benjamin Huggel

Benjamin "Beni" Huggel was born on 7 July 1977 and 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.

Benjamin Huggel won a total of twelve titles with Basel, seven League Championships and five Swiss Cup titles.

Benjamin Huggel played in four Swiss Cup Finals and scored a goal in each Final.

Benjamin Huggel was well known because of his height, his strength and for being a fearless fighter in the centre of the pitch.

Benjamin Huggel completed his apprenticeship as Landscape Gardener before he became professional footballer.

Benjamin Huggel began his youth football with local club FC Munchenstein and came through the ranks between 1987 and 1996.

Benjamin Huggel was loaned out to FC Arlesheim for two years, before completing his move to FC Basel in 1998.

Benjamin Huggel was part of the side that won the Double in the year 2002.

In 2005, Benjamin Huggel transferred to the newly promoted German club Eintracht Frankfurt, in the Bundesliga.

Benjamin Huggel scored ten league goals that season, only second behind Scott Chipperfield, who scored 12 times.

Benjamin Huggel won his sixth league championship in 2011, playing 26 games and scoring three goals.

Benjamin Huggel missed that game due to a one match ban because he received his fourth yellow card of the season during the penultimate game away to FC St Gallen.

Benjamin Huggel won his fourth Double, the League Championship title and the Swiss Cup with the club.

Benjamin Huggel played four of the six cup games, scoring an away goal against FC Schotz in the second round and a goal in the final.

Between the years 1998 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2012 Benjamin Huggel played a total of 536 games for Basel scoring a total of 102 goals.

Benjamin Huggel scored 62 goals in the domestic league, 9 in the cup, 8 in the European competitions and the other 23 were scored during the test games.

Benjamin Huggel won the Swiss championship seven times and the cup five times.

Benjamin Huggel appeared in all three of Switzerland's Euro 2004 matches.

However, Benjamin Huggel did not start in any Switzerland's qualifying games for the 2006 World Cup.

Benjamin Huggel missed the tournament after receiving a six-game ban for kicking a Turkish coach Mehmet Ozdilek, after his nation's play-off victory over Turkey.

Benjamin Huggel was included in the squad to play at Euro 2008, but did not play a game.

Benjamin Huggel was in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he was in the starting eleven in all three games.

Benjamin Huggel played 41 games for the national team, in which he scored two goals and was yellow carded only four times.

Benjamin Huggel worked as a youth coach at the club, before becoming youth coach at FC Luzern in 2014.