Hans Bongartz

Hans ("Hannes") Bongartz (born 3 October 1951) is a German football coach and former player.

Hans Bongartz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-10-03) 3 October 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Bonn, West Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1971	Bonner SC	23	(3)
1971–1974	SG Wattenscheid 09	99	(37)
1974–1978	Schalke 04	131	(24)
1978–1984	1. FC Kaiserslautern	167	(15)
Total		420	(79)
International career
1974–1978	West Germany B	9	(0)
1976–1977	West Germany	4	(0)
Managerial career
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Bongartz was born in Bonn. He 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.^[1]

International career

Bongartz participated in the Euro 1976 in Yugoslavia. Bongartz won four caps for the West Germany national team.^[2]

Coaching career

Bongartz later became the coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. During the 2003–04 season Bongartz became the trainer of SG Wattenscheid 09.^[3] His best Bundesliga result as a manager is seventh place in 1987 with Kaiserslautern.

Honours

West Germany

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1976

Schalke 04

• Bundesliga runner-up: 1976–77

1. FC Kaiserslautern

• DFB-Pokal finalist: 1980–81