Hans-Joachim Abel

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Jochen Abel
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-06-25) 25 June 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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. [1]

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Biography

Born in Düsseldorf, 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.

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 [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1972–73 Bundesliga 200020
1973–74 41111062
Total61111082
Westfalia Herne 1974–75 Verbandsliga Westfalen 2932002932
1975–76 2. Bundesliga 3317213518
1976–77 2911113012
1977–78 11334147
Total10263660010869
VfL Bochum 1977–78 Bundesliga2015102115
1978–79 2811443215
1979–80 3413333716
1980–81 3311433714
1981–82 2910633513
Total1446018130016273
Schalke 04 1982–83 Bundesliga339423711
1983–84 2. Bundesliga3014443418
Total632386007129
FC Vaduz 1984–85 1. Liga Classic
1985–86
1986–87
Total00
FC Balzers 1987–88 2. Liga Interregional
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
Total00
Career total10

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References

  1. 1 2 "Abel, Hans-Joachim" (in German). kicker.de. 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.