Maurice "Mucki" Banach (9 October 1967 – 17 November 1991) was a German professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | West Germany U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Münster, Banach was the son of a German seaman and an American GI. During his youth career he played for SC 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 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 Schalke 04, which his team lost 3–0.
Death
editThe morning after this match Banach was killed in a car crash on the Autobahn near Remscheid. In the struggles after his death, the team, family and friends were supported by the "FC pastor" Heinz Baumann, who also held the funeral service.[4][5][6]
Honors
edit1. FC Köln
References
edit- ^ "Maurice Banach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (21 April 2011). "(West) Germany - Second Level Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (21 April 2011). "Maurice Banach - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Bödeker, Uwe (17 November 2009). "Schicksal schweißt zusammen - Falko Götz 18 Jahre nach dem Tod von FC-Star Banach". Express (in German). Cologne, Germany: M. DuMont Schauberg. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Pröber, Simon; Kaufmann, Tobias; Misterek, Daniel; Pelka, Philipp; Stitterich, Melanie, eds. (10 May 2015) [2015-05-09]. "FC-Pfarrer aus Aachen" (PDF). Geißbockecho (GBE) - das Clubmagazin des 1. FC Köln. Historie CLUB (in German). 57 (16). Cologne, Germany: 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA: 75. Season 2014/2015; 32nd gameday: 1. FC Köln vs. FC Schalke 04. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
[…] FC-Pfarrer aus Aachen […] Während sich an das Schalke-Spiel noch manch langjähriger FC-Fan erinnert, ist fast in Vergessenheit geraten, dass es einen mehr oder weniger offiziellen katholischen FC-Pfarrer gab. Heinz Baumann hieß der Geistliche, der von 1978 bis Anfang der 2000er Jahre zum FC-Inventar gehörte. […] 1978 wurde Heinz Baumann Mitglied des 1. FC Köln und war bei Mitgliederversammlungen und gesellschaftlichen Veranstaltungen des Clubs ein regelmäßiger Gast. So lernte er auch zahlreiche Spieler kennen und wurde zu einer Art Mannschaftspfarrer. Ob Hochzeit oder Kindstaufe, etliche FC-Profis nahmen im Laufe der Jahre seinen seelsorgerischen Beistand in Anspruch. Als FC-Pastor begleitete Heinz Baumann nicht nur schöne, sondern auch traurige Ereignisse – wie die Trauerfeier für den bei einem Verkehrsunfall tödlich verunglückten FC-Stürmer Maurice Banach. […] Für seine Verdienste um den 1. FC Köln wurde Baumann mit der silbernen Ehrennadel ausgezeichnet. […]
[1] - ^ Club-Redaktion (17 November 2016). "Unglück vor 25 Jahren - Mucki unvergessen" (in German). Cologne, Germany: 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
External links
edit- Maurice Banach at fussballdaten.de (in German)