Eddy Hamel
American soccer player and Holocaust victim / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eddy Hamel (October 21, 1902 – April 30, 1943) was an American soccer player who played as a right winger for Dutch club AFC Ajax. Hamel was the first Jewish player for Ajax. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1943 in Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Hamel | ||
Date of birth | (1902-10-21)October 21, 1902 | ||
Place of birth | New York City, New York, United States | ||
Date of death | April 30, 1943(1943-04-30) (aged 40) | ||
Place of death | Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1917[1]-1920 | AFC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1920–1922 | AFC | ? | (?) |
1922–1930 | Ajax | 125 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
1932–1933 | Alcmaria Victrix | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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