Hans Bongartz
German football player anf coach
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| Intro | German football player anf coach | ||||||
| Places | Germany | ||||||
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player Sports official Association football manager | ||||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||||
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| Birth | 3 October 1951, Bonn, Germany | ||||||
| Age | 73 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||||
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Biography
Hans ("Hannes") Bongartz (born 3 October 1951 in Bonn) is a former German footballer, nowadays a football coach.
Club career
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 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.
International career
He participated in the Euro 76 in Yugoslavia. Bongartz won overall 4 caps for the West German national team.
Coaching career
The former international later became the coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. During the 2003–04 season Bongartz became the trainer of SG Wattenscheid 09. 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