Maurice Banach

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Maurice Banach (born October 9, 1967 in Münster; died November 17, 1991 in Remscheid) was a German footballer.

Banach was the son of a German and American GI, and rose to become one of the most hopeful talents in 1980s German football.

During his youth career he played for Preußen Münster, but he later changed to the youth team of Borussia Dortmund, until, at seventeen, he received 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 team, with 22 goals. This attracted attention from 1. FC Köln, to whom he moved in 1990, playing until the end of 1991. His last two goals came in a 4-1 victory against Fortuna Düsseldorf.

One week later he played in his final game against FC Schalke 04, which his team lost 3-0. The morning after this game Banach was killed in a car crash on the autobahn near Remscheid,