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German footballer
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15 September 1949(Essen)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Michael Lameck, known as Ata (born 15 September 1949), 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