Hans-Joachim Abel

Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Abel (born 25 June 1952) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

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*
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

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]

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.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.

External links

• Hans-Joachim Abel at fussballdaten.de (in German)