Manuel Lemmel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Lemmel Malo de Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 1913 | Universitari SC | ||
| 1913–1916 | Espanyol | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1924–1925 | Stadium Zaragoza | ||
| 1928–1929 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Lemmel Malo de Molina (26 March 1894 – unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for FC Barcelona and Espanyol in the 1910s. He also briefly worked as a referee in the early 1920s, and later as a manager in the late 1920s.
Sporting career
Football career
Born on 26 March 1894 in Barcelona, Lemmel began his career at his hometown club Barcelona in 1912, aged 18, for he played a total of four matches, albeit all unofficial.[1] He spent the final part of the 1912–13 season at Universitari SC,[2] and then joined the ranks of RCD Espanyol, where he stayed for three seasons, helping his side win the Catalan championship in the 1914–15 season.[3]
Athletic career
Lemmel was an outstanding high jumper, running 11.8 seconds in the 100 meters and jumping 1.55 in the high jump, both in 1912.[4]
Refereeing career
Once he retired from active sports, Lemmel became a football referee, directing a few Catalan Championship matches in the early 1920s.[5]
Managerial career
Lemmel was Paco Bru's assistant in the Spanish national team that participated in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp. He also coached Stadium Zaragoza in 1924–25 and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in 1928–29.[6]
Personal life
It is not known for certain when he died. The last information about him in newspaper archives dates from late 1934.[7] He was buried in the Montjuïc Cemetery.[8] His brother, Pablo, also played for Espanyol.
Honours
Espanyol
- Catalan championship: 1914–15
References
- ^ "Manuel Lemmel Malo De Molina stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Numancia - Universitario". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 February 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Manuel LEMMEL Malo de Molina". periquito.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Fútbol y atletismo: una conexión evidente" [Football and athletics: an obvious connection] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Lemmel, Manuel Lemmel Malo de Molina - Referee". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Lemmel, Manuel Lemmel Malo de Molina - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Futbol - Assemblea del Col·legi Català d'Àrbitres" [Football - Assembly of the Catalan Referees' Association]. arca.bnc.cat (in Catalan). Los Deportes. 2 September 1934. p. 17. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Nota dels Serveis Funeraris de Barcelona" [Note from the Barcelona Funeral Services]. pandora.girona.cat (in Catalan). 18 June 1999. p. 24. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
External links
- Manuel Lemmel at BDFutbol
- Manuel Lemmel manager profile at BDFutbol
- Manuel Lemmel referee profile at BDFutbol