Maurice Banach
Encyclopedia
Maurice "Mucki" Banach (9 October 1967 in Münster
– 17 November 1991 in Remscheid
) was a German
footballer.
GI, and rose to become one of the most hopeful talents in 1980s German football.
, 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. 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 1. Bundesliga goals came in a 4-1 victory against Fortuna Düsseldorf
on 9 November 1991.
One week later he played in his final game against FC Schalke 04
, which his team lost 3–0.
.
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
– 17 November 1991 in Remscheid
Remscheid
Remscheid is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is, after Wuppertal and Solingen, the third largest municipality in Bergisches Land, being located on the northern edge of the region, on south side of the Ruhr area....
) was a 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.
Biography
Banach was the son of a German seaman and an AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
GI, and rose to become one of the most hopeful talents in 1980s German football.
Career
During his youth career he played for Preußen Münster, but he later transferred to the youth team of Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
, 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
SG Wattenscheid 09
SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German association football club, located in Wattenscheid which is part of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claims an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the merger of two earlier sides known as BV Sodalität der...
. In 1990 he was the highest scorer in the league - with 22 goals. This attracted attention from 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
, to whom he moved in the summer of 1990, playing until the end of 1991. His last two of overall 26 1. Bundesliga goals came in a 4-1 victory against 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...
on 9 November 1991.
One week later he played in his final game against 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...
, which his team lost 3–0.
Death
The morning after this match Banach was killed in a car crash on the Autobahn near RemscheidRemscheid
Remscheid is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is, after Wuppertal and Solingen, the third largest municipality in Bergisches Land, being located on the northern edge of the region, on south side of the Ruhr area....
.