Hans Bongartz

Hans Bongartz

Personal information
Full name	Hans Bongartz
Date of birth	3 October 1951
Place of birth	Bonn, West Germany
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1969–1971	Bonner SC
1971–1974	SG Wattenscheid 09
1974–1978	FC Schalke 04	131	(24)
1978–1984	1. FC Kaiserslautern	167	(15)
National team
1974–1978	West Germany B	9	(0)
1976–1977	West Germany	4	(0)
Teams managed
1985–1987	1. FC Kaiserslautern
1988–1990	FC Zürich
1990–1994	SG Wattenscheid 09
1994–1996	MSV Duisburg
1996–1997	Borussia Mönchengladbach
1998–2004	SG Wattenscheid 09
2006	Sportfreunde Siegen
2006–2008	Skoda Xanthi F.C. (athletic director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Hans ("Hannes") Bongartz (born 3 October 1951 in Bonn) is a former German footballer, nowadays a football coach.^[1]

Bongartz began his footballing career at SG Wattenscheid 09 and became a central midfielder to be reckoned with even before moving to FC Schalke 04 in 1974. He participated in the Euro 76 in Yugoslavia. He moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1978 where he was to finish his career in 1984.

Altogether Bongartz played 298 Bundesliga games, scoring 39 goals. He later became the coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. During the 2003–04 season he became the trainer of SG Wattenscheid 09.^[2] His best Bundesliga result as a manager is seventh place in 1987 with Kaiserslautern.

Honours

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1976
• Bundesliga runner-up: 1976–77
• DFB-Pokal finalist: 1980–81

References

1. "Hans Bongartz" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
2. "Hans Bongartz" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.