Hans-Joachim Abel

Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Abel (born 25 June 1952 in Düsseldorf) is a former German footballer.[1]

Jochen Abel
Personal information
Full name Hans-Joachim Abel
Date of birth (1952-06-25) 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
National team
1973 West Germany Olympic 1 (0)
Teams managed
1987–1991 FC Balzers
1992–1993 FC Vaduz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1972–73Fortuna DüsseldorfBundesliga200020
1973–7441111062
1974–75Westfalia HerneVerbandsliga Westfalen2932002932
1975–762. Bundesliga3317213518
1976–772911113012
1977–7811334147
1977–78VfL BochumBundesliga2015102115
1978–792811443215
1979–803413333716
1980–813311433714
1981–822910633513
1982–83FC Schalke 04339423711
1983–842. Bundesliga3014443418
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Europe Total
1984–85FC Vaduz1. Liga Classic
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88FC Balzers2. Liga Interregional
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
Total Germany 315147332610349173
Switzerland 00
Career total 10

References

  1. "Abel, Hans-Joachim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. "Hans-Joachim Abel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/top-5-active-penalty-scorers-bundesliga


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