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Hans-Joachim Abel
Personal information
Full name	Hans-Joachim Abel
Date of birth	June 25, 1952 (1952-06-25) (age 57)
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, West Germany
Playing position	Striker
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1972–1974 1974–1977 1977–1982 1982–1984 ?	Fortuna Düsseldorf Westfalia Herne VfL Bochum FC Schalke 04 FC Vaduz	006 0(1) 073 (31) 144 (60) 063 (23) 00? 0(?)
Teams managed
?	FC Balzers
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Hans-Joachim Abel (born 25 June 1952 in Düsseldorf) is a former German footballer.

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. Until his retirement, Abel played in Liechtenstein for FC Vaduz. Since his retirement from football he works in the music business in logistics and managed FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein team which plays in the Swiss amateur leagues.

[edit] Bundesliga statistics

[edit] External links

• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)

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