| Jochen Abel | |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1972–1974 |
| Clubs1: | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1974–1977 |
| Clubs2: | Westfalia Herne |
| Caps2: | 102 |
| Goals2: | 63 |
| Years3: | 1977–1982 |
| Clubs3: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps3: | 144 |
| Goals3: | 60 |
| Years4: | 1982–1984 |
| Clubs4: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps4: | 63 |
| Goals4: | 23 |
| Years5: | 1984–1987 |
| Clubs5: | FC Vaduz |
| Years6: | 1987–1991 |
| Clubs6: | FC Balzers |
| Nationalyears1: | 1973 |
| Nationalteam1: | West Germany Olympic |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1987–1991 |
| Managerclubs1: | FC Balzers |
| Manageryears2: | 1992–1993 |
| Managerclubs2: | FC Vaduz |
Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Abel (born 25 June 1952) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Born in Düsseldorf, Abel made 183 appearances in the German Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfL Bochum and Schalke 04 and scored 70 goals.[2] His 60 goals for Bochum also signify a record for the club. His record of 16 successfully converted penalty goals is a Bundesliga record.[3] Until his retirement, Abel played in Liechtenstein for FC Vaduz.
After his retirement from football he worked in the music business in logistics and managed FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein team which plays in the Swiss amateur leagues.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1972–73 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1973–74 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Westfalia Herne | 1974–75 | Verbandsliga Westfalen | 29 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 32 | |
| 1975–76 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 18 | ||
| 1976–77 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 12 | |||
| 1977–78 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 14 | 7 | |||
| Total | 102 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 69 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 1977–78 | Bundesliga | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 15 | |
| 1978–79 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 32 | 15 | |||
| 1979–80 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 37 | 16 | |||
| 1980–81 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | 37 | 14 | |||
| 1981–82 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | 35 | 13 | |||
| Total | 144 | 60 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 73 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 37 | 11 | |
| 1983–84 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | 34 | 18 | ||
| Total | 63 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 29 | ||
| FC Vaduz | 1984–85 | 1. Liga Classic | — | |||||||
| 1985–86 | — | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | — | |||||||||
| Total | !0 | 0 | ||||||||
| FC Balzers | 1987–88 | 2. Liga Interregional | — | |||||||
| 1988–89 | — | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | — | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | — | |||||||||
| Total | !0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | !1 | 0 | ||||||||