Hans-Jürgen Baake

Hans-Jürgen Baake
Personal information
Full name	Hans-Jürgen Baake
Date of birth	2 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	West Germany
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1972	MSV Duisburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1974	VfL Osnabrück
1974–1976	Wuppertaler SV
1976–1978	Tennis Borussia Berlin
1980	Hertha BSC
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hans-Jürgen Baake (born 2 March 1954) is a retired German footballer.

Playing career

Baake played for MSV Duisburg in his youth before earning his first professional contract at VfL Osnabrück in 1972 and getting promoted to the 2. Bundesliga in 1974. After his time in Lower Saxony, Baake moved to Bundesliga side Wuppertaler SV for a further two years, but was relegated after just one season. His stalwart performances attracted Tennis Borussia Berlin where he played between 1976 and 1978, making 57 appearances for the Veilchen. In 1980, Baake moved to city rivals Hertha BSC. Aged 26 and after only his seventh league game for Hertha, Baake was forced to retire from football, following an injury sustained by Borussia Dortmund's Miroslav Votava.^[1]

References

^ Tragmann, Harald. "Wolfgang Holst erzählt... (Teil 2)". Der Hertha-Freund (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2010.

External links

Hans-Jürgen Baake at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[1] Tragmann, Harald. "Wolfgang Holst erzählt... (Teil 2)". Der Hertha-Freund (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2010.

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