Francis Banecki
Banecki with Werder in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-17) 17 July 1985
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Forward
Youth career
1992–1997 SC Tegel
1997–1999 Reinickendorfer Füchse
1999–2000 Hertha BSC
2001 Reinickendorfer Füchse
2001–2003 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2003–2004 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Werder Bremen II 52 (4)
2004–2006 Werder Bremen 2[1] (0)
2006–2007Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2007Eintracht Braunschweig II (loan) 7 (2)
2007–2008 Werder Bremen II 0 (0)
2008–2009 Hertha BSC II 2 (0)
2009–2010 Kickers Emden 13 (3)
2010 FC Oberneuland 6 (1)
2010–2011 SV Meppen 34 (15)
2011–2014 BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 58 (20)
2014–2017 VSG Altglienicke
International career
2004 Germany U-19 2 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U-20 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Banecki (born 17 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who mostly played as a defender.

Club career

Banecki played for Reinickendorfer Füchse and for Hertha BSC in his youth years.[2]

In 2003–04, he moved to Werder Bremen youth system.[3] After having had a successful 2004–05 season, he moved from Bremen's youth team to the first team in 2005–06.[4]

After the 2006–07 season Banecki was loaned to Eintracht Braunschweig for one year. In Braunschweig he played nine times for the first team until a severe injury in his knee stopped him for over one year.[5]

After the convalescence his contract with Werder Bremen expired, Banecki returned to Hertha BSC to play for the club's second team for the season 2008–09. On 5 August 2009, he left Hertha BSC II for Kickers Emden,[6] but in December 2009 he resigned his contract with the club.[7] He left Emden on 26 December 2009 and signed on 1 January 2010 for FC Oberneuland.[8] In June 2010 he signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg[9] but cancelled it after one month[10] and signed with local rival SV Meppen.[11]

International career

Banecki played six times for the German Under-20 team, scoring one goal and two times for the German Under-19 team.[12]

Personal life

Banecki's siblings, the twins Nicole and Sylvie also played in the first Bundesliga.[13] His mother's cousin, Marcel Mahouvé, represented Cameroon in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[14]

References

  1. "Francis Banecki (Nr. 28)" (in German). Werdernet. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. "Ein Bursche namens Banecki" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 25 October 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. "Unseren ehemaligen Leistungssportlern auf der Spur" (in German). poelchau-oberschule.de. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  4. "Der Absturz des Francis Banecki: 165-Euro-Kraft statt Nationalspieler" (in German). spox.com. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  5. "Wir haben Banecki aus Versenkung geholt" (in German). Emder Zeitung. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  6. "Francis Banecki wechselt zu Kickers Emden" (in German). bsv-kickers-emden.de. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  7. Henning Wieting (14 December 2009). "Kickers: Kommt Timo Klemm für Francis Banecki" (in German). Emder Zeitung. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  8. "FCO, 1. Mannschaft des FC Oberneuland, Bremen: banecki" (in German). fcoberneuland-bremen.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  9. "Transfercoup des SV Meppen: Francis Banecki unterschreibt Ein-Jahres-Vertrag" (in German). nordwestsport.com. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  10. "Thölking bleibt, Banecki geht" (in German). VfB Oldenburg. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  11. "Francis Banecki verpflichtet" (in German). SV Meppen. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  12. "Aktuelles: Francis Banecki zum DFB-Fitness-Check" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  13. "Neuzugänge: Silvie und Nicole Banecki" (in German). Frauenfußball FC Bayern München. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  14. "Der Zwillings-Sturm" (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 15 March 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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