Frank Benatelli

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Frank Benatelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-08-19) 19 August 1962 (age 61)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1983 VfL Bochum II
1983–1992 VfL Bochum 192 (13)
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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]

Personal life

He is the son of a German mother and an Italian father, Egidio, who hails from Caorle close to Venice. [6] He himself has two children, a daughter, Laura, and a son, Rico, who is also a professional footballer. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [7]
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II 1981–82 Verbandsliga Westfalen —
1982–83 Oberliga Westfalen —
Total00
VfL Bochum 1982–83 Bundesliga 800080
1983–84 15100151
1984–85 15400154
1985–86 27451325
1986–87 30100301
1987–88 15050200
1988–89 30020320
1989–90 28120301
1990–91 500050
1991–92 19200192
Total1921314120614
Career total1921314120614

Honours

VfL Bochum

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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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Die Benatellis: Eine Familie voller Kicker".
  7. ↑ "Frank Benatelli" (in German). German Football Association.
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