Jan Banaś

Jan Banaś
Personal information
Full name	Heinz-Dieter Banas
Date of birth	29 March 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1956–1958	AKS Mikołów
1958–1959	WKKF Katowice
1959–1962	Zryw Chorzów
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1969	Polonia Bytom
1969–1975	Górnik Zabrze
1975	Wisła Chicago
1975–1976	Polonia Chicago
1976	AAC Eagles
1976	Atlético Español
International career
1964–1973	Poland
Managerial career
	ES Saintes (player-manager)
	CA de Mantes-la-Ville (player-manager)
	Szombierki Bytom
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Banaś (born Hans Dieter Banas; 29 March 1943), nicknamed Bubi, is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He began his career as a youngster playing for AKS Mikołów (1956–59) before moving to Zryw Chorzów in 1959-62, Polonia Bytom (1962–69) and Górnik Zabrze (1969–75). Between his first call-up for Poland in 1964 and his last in 1973, he earned 31 caps, scoring seven goals^[1] (or eight, if the controversial goal in the 1973 win over England is credited to him). Aged 32, he was allowed to move to the United States, and then played in a string of countries including Mexico (with Atlético Español), Belgium, and France well after his fortieth birthday.

Recently he has been coaching low-level Silesian clubs, including Szombierki Bytom.

In 1966, together with Jan Liberda and Norbert Pogrzeba, Banaś decided to illegally migrate to Western Europe; they all escaped before Polonia's match IFK Norrköping. He was unable to achieve much success even in the German Oberliga, and half a year later he returned and was pardoned by the Polish Football Association. After return, he changed his name to the Polish form, and took the name Jan in March 1967.^[2]