| Ata Lameck | |
| Full Name: | Michael Lameck |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Essen, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Left-back, sweeper |
| Youthyears1: | 1966–1968 |
| Youthclubs1: | TuS Essen-West |
| Years1: | 1968–1969 |
| Clubs1: | TuS Essen-West |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1969–1972 |
| Clubs2: | Schwarz-Weiß Essen |
| Caps2: | 73 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 1972–1988 |
| Clubs3: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps3: | 518 |
| Goals3: | 37 |
| Years4: | 1988–1989 |
| Clubs4: | TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus |
| Caps4: | 36 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 1989–1990 |
| Clubs5: | Freiburger FC |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 647 |
| Totalgoals: | 56 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1973 |
| Nationalteam1: | West Germany U-23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1977–1978 |
| Nationalteam2: | West Germany B |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1988–1989 |
| Managerclubs1: | TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus |
| Manageryears2: | 1989–1990 |
| Managerclubs2: | Freiburger FC |
Michael Lameck, known as Ata (born 15 September 1949) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back or sweeper.
Lameck started his career during the Regionalliga West 1969–70 season with Schwarz-Weiß Essen. During his time in Bochum from 1972 until 1988, he played a total of 518 matches in the Bundesliga, and is thereby the record holder for most matches played for the Ruhr Valley team while being ninth on the all-time Bundesliga list for matches played. Additionally, he holds the distinction of having played the most matches in Bundesliga history without ever receiving a cap for national duty.
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| TuS Essen-West | 1968–69 | 17 | 1 | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 1969–70 | Regionalliga West | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1970–71 | 26 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 1971–72 | 34 | 13 | — | 34 | 13 | ||||
| VfL Bochum | 1972–73 | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 6 | |
| 1973–74 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 1974–75 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |||
| 1975–76 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
| 1976–77 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 1977–78 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
| 1978–79 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 1979–80 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 1980–81 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 1981–82 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 1982–83 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 4 | |||
| 1983–84 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 1984–85 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 1985–86 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 1986–87 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
| 1987–88 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 1988–89 | Oberliga Westfalen | 26 | 3 | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| 1989–90 | 10 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Freiburger FC | 1989–90 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 647 | 56 | 62 | 8 | 709 | 64 | |||
VfL Bochum