Michael Lameck
# Michael Lameck

Michael Lameck, known as Ata (born 15 September 1949) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back or sweeper.

## Career

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.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 1970–71 | Regionalliga West | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 1971–72 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 13 | — | — | 34 | 13 |
| VfL Bochum | 1972–73 | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 6 |
| VfL Bochum | 1973–74 | Bundesliga | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 1974–75 | Bundesliga | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| VfL Bochum | 1975–76 | Bundesliga | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 6 |
| VfL Bochum | 1976–77 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 1977–78 | Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| VfL Bochum | 1978–79 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 3 |
| VfL Bochum | 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 1980–81 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 1981–82 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 4 |
| VfL Bochum | 1983–84 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| VfL Bochum | 1984–85 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| VfL Bochum | 1985–86 | Bundesliga | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 1986–87 | Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| VfL Bochum | 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 1988–89 | Oberliga Westfalen | 26 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 3 |
| TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 1989–90 | Oberliga Westfalen | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Freiburger FC | 1989–90 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 647 | 56 | 62 | 8 | 709 | 64 |

## Honours

VfL Bochum

* DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1987–88
