| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1967-10-09)9 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Münster,West Germany | ||
| Date of death | 17 November 1991(1991-11-17) (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Remscheid, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Preußen Münster | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | (2) |
| 1988–1990 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 69 | (32) |
| 1990–1991 | 1. FC Köln | 49 | (24) |
| Total | 132 | (58) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | West Germany U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maurice "Mucki" Banach (9 October 1967 – 17 November 1991) was a German professionalfootballer who played as aforward.[1]
Born inMünster, Banach was the son of a German seaman and an AmericanGI. During his youth career he played forSC Preußen Münster, but he later transferred to the youth team ofBorussia Dortmund, until, at seventeen, he signed 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 teamSG Wattenscheid 09. In 1990, he was the highest scorer in the league – with 22 goals.[2] This attracted attention from1. FC Köln, to whom he moved in the summer of 1990, playing until the end of 1991. His last two of overall 26 Bundesliga goals came in a 4–1 victory againstFortuna Düsseldorf on 9 November 1991.[3]
One week later, he played in his final game againstSchalke 04, which his team lost 3–0.
The morning after this match Banach was killed in a car crash on theAutobahn nearRemscheid.In the struggles after his death, the team, family and friends were supported by the "FC pastor"Heinz Baumann, who also held the funeral service.[4][5][6]
1. FC Köln
[…] FC-Pfarrer aus Aachen […] Während sich an das Schalke-Spiel noch manch langjähriger FC-Fan erinnert, ist fast in Vergessenheit geraten, dass es einen mehr oder weniger offiziellen katholischen FC-Pfarrer gab.Heinz Baumann hieß der Geistliche, der von 1978 bis Anfang der 2000er Jahre zum FC-Inventar gehörte. […] 1978 wurde Heinz Baumann Mitglied des 1. FC Köln und war bei Mitgliederversammlungen und gesellschaftlichen Veranstaltungen des Clubs ein regelmäßiger Gast. So lernte er auch zahlreiche Spieler kennen und wurde zu einer Art Mannschaftspfarrer. Ob Hochzeit oder Kindstaufe, etliche FC-Profis nahmen im Laufe der Jahre seinen seelsorgerischen Beistand in Anspruch. Als FC-Pastor begleitete Heinz Baumann nicht nur schöne, sondern auch traurige Ereignisse – wie die Trauerfeier für den bei einem Verkehrsunfall tödlich verunglückten FC-Stürmer Maurice Banach. […] Für seine Verdienste um den 1. FC Köln wurde Baumann mit der silbernen Ehrennadel ausgezeichnet. […][1]
