Hans Bongartz

Hans Bongartz
Personal information
Date of birth 3 October 1951 (1951-10-03) (age 60)
Place of birth Bonn, 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.

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