Hans-Joachim Abel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans-Joachim Abel | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 6 | (1) |
| 1974–1977 | Westfalia Herne | 102 | (63) |
| 1977–1982 | VfL Bochum | 144 | (60) |
| 1982–1984 | FC Schalke 04 | 63 | (23) |
| 1984–1987 | FC Vaduz | ||
| 1987–1991 | FC Balzers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973 | West Germany Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1991 | FC Balzers | ||
| 1992–1993 | FC Vaduz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Abel (born 25 June 1952 in Düsseldorf) is a former German footballer.[1]
Abel made 183 appearances in the German Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfL Bochum and Schalke 04 and scored 70 goals.[2] His 60 goals for Bochum also signify a record for the club. His record of 16 successfully converted penalty goals is a Bundesliga record.[3] Until his retirement, Abel played in Liechtenstein for FC Vaduz. Since his retirement from football he works in the music business in logistics and managed FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein team which plays in the Swiss amateur leagues.
Club statistics
- As of 26 April 2014[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1972–73 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1973–74 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Westfalia Herne | Verbandsliga Westfalen | 29 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 32 | |
| 1975–76 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 18 | ||
| 1976–77 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 12 | |||
| 1977–78 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 14 | 7 | |||
| 1977–78 | VfL Bochum | Bundesliga | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 15 | |
| 1978–79 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 32 | 15 | |||
| 1979–80 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 37 | 16 | |||
| 1980–81 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | 37 | 14 | |||
| 1981–82 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | 35 | 13 | |||
| 1982–83 | FC Schalke 04 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 37 | 11 | ||
| 1983–84 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | 34 | 18 | ||
| Switzerland | League | Schweizer Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1984–85 | FC Vaduz | 1. Liga Classic | — | |||||||
| 1985–86 | — | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | — | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | FC Balzers | 2. Liga Interregional | — | |||||||
| 1988–89 | — | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | — | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | — | |||||||||
| Total | Germany | 315 | 147 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 349 | 173 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Abel, Hans-Joachim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Hans-Joachim Abel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/top-5-active-penalty-scorers-bundesliga
External links
- Hans-Joachim Abel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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