Michael Lameck

Ata Lameck

Personal information
Full name	Michael Lameck
Date of birth	15 September 1949
Place of birth	Essen, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Full back, Left Wingback, Left Winger
Youth career
1966–1968	TuS Essen-West
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1968–1969	TuS Essen-West	17	(1)
1969–1972	Schwarz-Weiß Essen	73	(15)
1972–1988	VfL Bochum	518	(37)
1988–1989	TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus	36	(3)
1989–1990	Freiburger FC	3	(0)
Total		647	(56)
National team
1973	West Germany U-23	2	(0)
1977–1978	West Germany B	9	(0)
Teams managed
1988–1989	TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus
1989–1990	Freiburger FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Michael Lameck, known as Ata (born 15 September 1949),^[1] is a former German footballer.

Career

Lameck started his career during the Regionalliga West 1969–70 season with Schwarz-Weiß Essen. During his time in Bochum from 1972 until 1988, he played a total of 518 matches in the Bundesliga, and is thereby the record holder for most matches played for the Ruhr Valley team while being ninth on the all-time Bundesliga list for matches played. Additionally, he holds the distinction of having played the most matches in Bundesliga history without ever receiving a cap for national duty.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Total
1968–69	TuS Essen-West		17	1	-	-	17	1
1969–70	Schwarz-Weiß Essen	Regionalliga West	13	1	1	0	14	1
1970–71			26	1	—		26	1
1971–72			34	13	—		34	13
1972–73	VfL Bochum	Bundesliga	34	5	4	1	38	6
1973–74			34	2	2	0	36	2
1974–75			34	4	5	1	39	5
1975–76			34	6	4	0	38	6
1976–77			30	2	3	0	33	2
1977–78			34	3	4	0	38	3
1978–79			34	1	5	2	36	3
1979–80			33	2	4	0	37	2
1980–81			34	1	4	1	38	2
1981–82			32	2	7	0	39	2
1982–83			34	3	5	1	39	4
1983–84			34	1	1	0	35	1
1984–85			33	0	3	1	36	1
1985–86			34	2	5	1	39	2
1986–87			34	3	1	0	35	3
1987–88			16	0	4	0	20	0
1988–89	TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus	Oberliga Westfalen	26	3	-	-	26	3
1989–90			10	0	-	-	10	0
1989–90	Freiburger FC	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	3	0	—		3	0
Total	West Germany		647	56	62	8	709	64
Career total			647	56	62	8	709	64

Honours

• DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1987–88
• Fußball-Bundesliga: ninth most matches played, third most matches played for a single club

References

1. "Michael "Ata" Lameck" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 March 2010.