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German footballer

Jochen Abel
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-06-25) 25 June 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
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 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) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Biography

Born in Düsseldorf, Abel made 183 appearances in the German Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfL Bochum and Schalke 04 and scored 70 goals. His 60 goals for Bochum also signify a record for the club. His record of 16 successfully converted penalty goals is a Bundesliga record. Until his retirement, Abel played in Liechtenstein for FC Vaduz.

After his retirement from football he worked in the music business in logistics and managed FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein team which plays in the Swiss amateur leagues.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1972–73 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
1973–74 4 1 1 1 1 0 6 2
Total 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 2
Westfalia Herne 1974–75 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
Total 102 63 6 6 0 0 108 69
VfL Bochum 1977–78 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
Total 144 60 18 13 0 0 162 73
Schalke 04 1982–83 Bundesliga 33 9 4 2 — 37 11
1983–84 2. Bundesliga 30 14 4 4 — 34 18
Total 63 23 8 6 0 0 71 29
FC Vaduz 1984–85 1. Liga Classic —
1985–86 —
1986–87 —
Total 0 0
FC Balzers 1987–88 2. Liga Interregional —
1988–89 —
1989–90 —
1990–91 —
Total 0 0
Career total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Abel, Hans-Joachim" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. "Hans-Joachim Abel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. "Top 5 active penalty-scorers in the Bundesliga". 28 September 2020.

External links

FC Vaduz – managers
(c) = caretaker manager


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