Maurice Banach

Maurice Banach
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-10-09)9 October 1967
Place of birth Münster, West Germany
Date of death 17 November 1991(1991-11-17) (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

Maurice "Mucki" Banach (9 October 1967 – 17 November 1991) was a German professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born 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. 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.

One week later, he played in his final game against Schalke 04, which his team lost 3–0.

Death

The 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.

Honors

1. FC Köln


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