Jan Banaś
Personal information
Full name Heinz-Dieter Banas
Date of birth (1943-03-29) 29 March 1943
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1956–1958 AKS Mikołów
1958–1959 WKKF Katowice
1959–1962 Zryw Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1969 Polonia Bytom 145 (50)
1969–1975 Górnik Zabrze 124 (35)
1975 Wisła Chicago
1975–1976 Polonia Chicago
1976 AAC Eagles
1976 Atlético Español 9 (0)
International career‡
1964–1973 Poland 31 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2018

Jan Banaś (born Hans Dieter Banas on 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
Year Apps Goals
1964 41
1965 50
1966 50
1970 32
1971 42
1972 22
1973 80
Total 317

Polish national team record [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jan Banas record at EU-football.info". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jan Banas Polish national team record at EU-football.info". eu-football.info.


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