Frank Benatelli
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Frank Benatelli (born 19 August 1962) is a German football coach and a retired player.[1]
Career
Born and raised in Bochum, Benatelli played in his youth for the local clubs SV Waldesrand Linden and SV Westfalia Weitmar 09.[2][3] Still during his youth career, he joined local heavyweights VfL Bochum, where he made it into the first team and spent his entire senior career.
He had to retire at the age of only 28 due to an injury of his patellar ligament which resulted in a limited capacity of his knee.[4]
Personal life
He is the son of a German mother and an Italian father, Egidio, who hails from Caorle close to Venice.[5] He himself has two children, a daughter, Laura, and a son, Rico, who is also a professional footballer.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Bochum II | 1981–82 | Verbandsliga Westfalen | — | |||||
| 1982–83 | Oberliga Westfalen | — | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| VfL Bochum | 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1984–85 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1986–87 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1987–88 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1990–91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 192 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 206 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 206 | 14 | ||
Honours
VfL Bochum
References
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External links
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bochum
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- German sportspeople of Italian descent
- German football managers
- VfL Bochum players
- VfL Bochum II players
- Bundesliga players
- TuRU Düsseldorf managers
- Schwarz-Weiß Essen managers
- 20th-century German sportsmen