Frank Benatelli

Frank Benatelli (born 19 August 1962) is a German football coach and a retired player.[2]

Frank Benatelli
Personal information
Full name Frank Benatelli
Date of birth (1962-08-19) 19 August 1962
Place of birth Bochum, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
SV Waldesrand Linden
SV Westfalia Weitmar 09
0000–1981 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 VfL Bochum II
1983–1992 VfL Bochum 192 (13)
Teams managed
SV Sodingen
Hasper SV
Blau Weiss Post Recklinghausen
2000–2004 Schwarz-Weiss Essen
2005 SSV Hagen
2006–2008 TuRU Düsseldorf
2010– CSV SF Bochum-Linden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born and raised in Bochum, Benatelli played in his youth for the local clubs SV Waldesrand Linden and SV Westfalia Weitmar 09.[3][4] Still during his youth career, he joined local heavyweights VfL Bochum, where he made it into the first team and spent his entire senior career.

He had to retire at the age of only 28 due to an injury of his patellar ligament which resulted in a limited capacity of his knee.[5]

Career statistics

As of 31 June 1992[6]

Club performance League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
West Germany League DFB-Pokal Total
1981–82VfL Bochum IIVerbandsliga Westfalen
1982–83Oberliga Westfalen
1982–83VfL BochumBundesliga800080
1983–8415100151
1984–8515400154
1985–8627451325
1986–8730100301
1987–8815050200
1988–8930020320
1989–9028120301
1990–91500050
Germany League DFB-Pokal Total
1991–92VfL BochumBundesliga19200192
Total West Germany 141
Germany 19200192
Career total 141

Honours

Personal life

He is the son of a German mother and an Italian father, Egidio, who hails from Caorle close to Venice.[7] He himself has two children, a daughter, Laura, and a son, Rico, who is also a professional footballer.[4]

References

  1. "Frank Benatelli". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. "Benatelli, Frank" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. "VfL Bochum - Historie: Frank Benatelli" [VfL Bochum - History: Frank Benatelli] (in German). VfL Bochum. 3 November 2002. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
  4. "Die Benatellis: Eine Familie voller Kicker" [The Benatellis: A family full of football players] (in German). fussball.de. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015.
  5. "Frank Benatelli: Bundesligascout und Landesligatrainer" [Frank Benatelli: Bundesliga scout and Landesliga coach] (in German). DFB. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
  6. "Frank Benatelli" (in German). German Football Association.
  7. http://www.fussball.de/newsdetail/die-benatellis-eine-familie-voller-kicker/-/article-id/133339#!/section/stage


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