Hans-Joachim Abel
Encyclopedia
Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Abel (born 25 June 1952 in Düsseldorf
) is a former German
footballer.
Abel made 183 appearances in the German Bundesliga
for Fortuna Düsseldorf
, VfL Bochum
and Schalke 04
and scored 70 goals. His 60 goals for Bochum also signify a record for the club. Until his retirement, Abel played in Liechtenstein
for FC Vaduz
. Since his retirement from football he works in the music business in logistics and managed FC Balzers
, a Liechtenstein team which plays in the Swiss
amateur leagues.
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|1972–73||rowspan="2"|Fortuna Düsseldorf
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|1973–74||4||1||1||1||1||0||6||2
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|1974–75||rowspan="4"|Westfalia Herne
||Verbandsliga
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|1975–76||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga||33||17||2||1||colspan="2"|—||35||18
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|1976–77||29||11||1||1||colspan="2"|—||30||12
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|1977–78||11||3||3||4||colspan="2"|—||14||7
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|1977–78||rowspan="5"|VfL Bochum
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga
||20||15||1||0||colspan="2"|—||21||15
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|1978–79||28||11||4||4||colspan="2"|—||32||15
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|1979–80||34||13||3||3||colspan="2"|—||37||16
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|1980–81||33||11||4||3||colspan="2"|—||37||14
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|1981–82||29||10||6||3||colspan="2"|—||35||13
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|1982–83||rowspan="2"|FC Schalke 04
||33||9||4||2||colspan="2"|—||37||11
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|1983–84||2. Bundesliga
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|||FC Vaduz
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Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
) is a former German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer.
Abel made 183 appearances in the German Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
for Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
, VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
and Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
and scored 70 goals. His 60 goals for Bochum also signify a record for the club. Until his retirement, Abel played in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
for FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, that play in the Swiss Football League. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity...
. Since his retirement from football he works in the music business in logistics and managed FC Balzers
FC Balzers
FC Balzers is a Liechtensteiner football team that plays in Balzers.Balzers play at Sportplatz Rheinau which is situated right next to the River Rhein next to the border with Switzerland where the town of Trübbach lies....
, a Liechtenstein team which plays in the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
amateur leagues.
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|1972–73||rowspan="2"|Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
||rowspan="2"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
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|1973–74||4||1||1||1||1||0||6||2
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|1974–75||rowspan="4"|Westfalia Herne
Westfalia Herne
SC Westfalia Herne is a German football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 13 June 1904 by the sons of the more well-heeled residents of the city as a rival to the worker-based club SV Sodingen.- History :...
||Verbandsliga
Verbandsliga Westfalen
The Westfalenliga is the second highest football league in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. It operates in two separate groups which run parallel below the NRW-Liga. Currently the sixth tier of the German football league system, the Westfalenligen were...
||29||32||0||0||colspan="2"|—||29||32
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|1975–76||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga||33||17||2||1||colspan="2"|—||35||18
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|1976–77||29||11||1||1||colspan="2"|—||30||12
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|1977–78||11||3||3||4||colspan="2"|—||14||7
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|1977–78||rowspan="5"|VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||20||15||1||0||colspan="2"|—||21||15
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|1978–79||28||11||4||4||colspan="2"|—||32||15
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|1979–80||34||13||3||3||colspan="2"|—||37||16
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|1980–81||33||11||4||3||colspan="2"|—||37||14
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|1981–82||29||10||6||3||colspan="2"|—||35||13
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|1982–83||rowspan="2"|FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
||33||9||4||2||colspan="2"|—||37||11
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|1983–84||2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
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|||FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, that play in the Swiss Football League. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity...
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