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 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

Biography

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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