George Hummel

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George Hummel
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-02-09) 9 February 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Mariental, South West Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tornado FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Orlando Pirates
NamPol
1998–1999 Chief Santos
1999–2003 Hellenic 65 (3)
2003–2004 Moroka Swallows 13 (0)
2004 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 7 (0)
2005–2008 Moroka Swallows 23 (1)
2008–2009 Jomo Cosmos
2009–2011 Eleven Arrows
Blue Waters
International career
1995–2009 Namibia 41 (2)
Managerial career
2013 Blue Boys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Hummel (born 9 February 1976) is a Namibian retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Club career

Born in Mariental, Hummel started his career at Orlando Pirates before joining Chief Santos where he impressed to earn him a move to and a career in South Africa. [1] Nicknamed Road Block, the burly defender started as a forward and is the only Namibian footballer to play in Russia. [2]

International career

Hummel made his debut for Namibia in a January 1995 Africa Nations Cup qualification match away against Guinea and earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 2 goals. He retired from the national team in 2007 after being accused to be a disruptive influence in the Brave Warriors ' camp, [3] but returned in 2008.

Personal life

Hummel is married to Shandel and the couple has five children. He worked as a policeman while playing for Santos, but now works mainly in the construction business. [1] He briefly managed Swakopmund outfit Blue Boys, earning promotion to the NPL with them. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "From a rock of defence to health and safety provider". The Namibian . 16 July 2021.
  2. Kambaekwa, Carlos (22 February 2019). "Conquering sacred territory, George 'Roadblock' Hummel". New Era .
  3. Kambaekwa, Carlos (8 June 2007). "Shooting From The Hip". New Era .
  4. Uugwanga, Michael (13 January 2014). "Blue Boys buoyed ahead of Pirates clash". The Villager.