Jan Banaś Explained

Jan Banaś
Fullname:Heinz-Dieter Banas
Birth Date:29 March 1943
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1956–1958
Youthclubs1:AKS Mikołów
Youthyears2:1958–1959
Youthclubs2:WKKF Katowice
Youthyears3:1959–1962
Youthclubs3:Zryw Chorzów
Years1:1962–1969
Caps1:145
Goals1:50
Clubs1:Polonia Bytom
Years2:1969–1975
Caps2:124
Goals2:35
Clubs2:Górnik Zabrze
Years3:1975
Clubs3:Wisła Chicago
Years4:1975–1976
Clubs4:Polonia Chicago
Years5:1976
Clubs5:AAC Eagles
Years6:1976
Caps6:9
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1964–1973
Nationalcaps1:31
Nationalgoals1:7
Pcupdate:12 May 2018
Ntupdate:12 May 2018

Jan Banaś (born Hans Dieter Banas; 29 March 1943 in the Schöneberg district of Berlin), nicknamed Bubi, is a Polish footballer, who 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 (1969–75). Between his first call-up for Poland in 1964 and his last in 1973, he earned 31 caps, scoring seven goals[1] (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), Belgium, and France well after his fortieth birthday.

Recently he has been coaching low-level Silesian clubs, including Szombierki Bytom.

In 1966, together with Jan Liberda and Norbert Pogrzeba, Banas decided to illegally migrate to Western Europe, they all escaped before the game Polonia Bytom vs. IFK Norrköping. 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. After return, he changed his name to the Polish form, and took the name Jan in March 1967.

International Statistics

Poland national team
YearAppsGoals
196441
196550
196650
197032
197142
197222
197380
Total317

Polish national team record [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jan Banas record at EU-football.info . eu-football.info . 20 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Jan Banas Polish national team record at EU-football.info . eu-football.info.