Hans-Joachim Abel

Jochen Abel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-06-25) 25 June 1952
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

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

Biography

Born in Düsseldorf, 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. His record of 16 successfully converted penalty goals is a Bundesliga record. 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

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

External links

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