Jan Banaś (born Hans Dieter Banas; 29 March 1943), nicknamed Bubi, is a Polish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
He began his career as a youngster playing for
AKS Mikołów (1956–59) before moving to
Zryw Chorzów in 1959-62,
Polonia Bytom (1962–69) and
Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...
(1969–75). Between his first call-up for
Poland
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in 1964 and his last in 1973, he earned 31 caps, scoring seven goals
(or eight, if the controversial goal in the 1973 win over England is credited to him). Aged 32, he was allowed to move to the United States, and then played in a string of countries including Mexico (with
Atlético Español
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Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
), Belgium, and France well after his fortieth birthday.
Recently he has been coaching low-level Silesian clubs, including
Szombierki Bytom
Szombierki Bytom () is a Polish football club from Szombierki district of Bytom. Szombierki currently competes in the V liga Silesia I. Their greatest achievement was winning the Polish championship during the 1979–80 season.
Honours
;Domes ...
.
In 1966, together with
Jan Liberda and
Norbert Pogrzeba, Banaś decided to illegally migrate to Western Europe; they all escaped before Polonia's match
IFK Norrköping
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. He was unable to achieve much success even in the German
Oberliga, and half a year later he returned and was pardoned by the
Polish Football Association
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. After return, he changed his name to the Polish form, and took the name Jan in March 1967.
International statistics
Honours
Górnik Zabrze
[
* ]Ekstraklasa
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: 1970–71, 1971–72
* Polish Cup
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: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
References
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1943 births
Living people
Footballers from Berlin
Men's association football forwards
Poland men's international footballers
Polish men's footballers
Ekstraklasa players
Liga MX players
Polonia Bytom players
Górnik Zabrze players
Atlético Español F.C. footballers
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Polish expatriate sportspeople in France
Polish football managers
Men's association football player-managers
Szombierki Bytom managers
Polish expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in France
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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