Maurice Banach
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Maurice Banach
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| Full name | Maurice Banach | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Münster, West Germany | ||
| Date of death | 17 November 1991 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Remscheid, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Preußen Münster | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1988 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | (2) |
| 1988–1990 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 69 | (32) |
| 1990–1991 | 1. FC Köln | 49 | (24) |
| Total | 132 | (58) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | West Germany U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Maurice "Mucki" Banach (9 October 1967 in Münster – 17 November 1991 in Remscheid) was a German footballer.[1]
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Biography
Banach was the son of a German seaman and an American GI, and rose to become one of the most hopeful talents in 1980s German football.
Career
During his youth career he played for Preußen Münster, but he later transferred to the youth team of Borussia Dortmund, until, at seventeen, he signed his first professional contract. Until 1988 he played 14 games for Borussia, scoring two goals.
In the summer of 1988 Banach transferred to the second tier team SG Wattenscheid 09. In 1990 he was the highest scorer in the league - with 22 goals.[2] This attracted attention from 1. FC Köln, to whom he moved in the summer of 1990, playing until the end of 1991. His last two of overall 26 1. Bundesliga goals came in a 4-1 victory against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 9 November 1991. [3]
One week later he played in his final game against FC Schalke 04, which his team lost 3–0.
Death
The morning after this match Banach was killed in a car crash on the Autobahn near Remscheid.
Statistics
- 3 U21 National Team matches for Germany.
Bundesliga
- 14 matches; 2 goals for Borussia Dortmund
- 49 matches; 24 goals for 1. FC Köln
2nd Bundesliga
- 69 matches; 32 goals for SG Wattenscheid 09
German Cup
- 7 matches; 5 goals for 1. FC Köln
UEFA-Cup
- 6 matches; 1 goal for 1. FC Köln
Honors
- 1990–91 DFB-Pokal Runner-Up
References
- ^ "Maurice Banach". worldfootball.net. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/maurice-banach/. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Matthias Arnhold (21 April 2011). "(West) Germany - Second Level Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://rsssf.com/tablesd/duit2tops.html. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Matthias Arnhold (21 April 2011). "Maurice Banach - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://rsssf.com/players/banachdata.html. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
External links
- Maurice Banach at fussballdaten.de (German)
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