Michael Bella

Michael Bella
Personal information
Date of birth	29 September 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Duisburg, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1953–1957	DJK Lösort-Meiderich
1957–1964	MSV Duisburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1978	MSV Duisburg
Total
International career
1968–1971	West Germany
Medal record
Representing West Germany
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Bella (born 29 September 1945) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Bella was born in Duisburg. Between 1964 and 1978, he played for MSV Duisburg in the Bundesliga, playing 405 games,^[1] a record for the club. He scored 13 goals in this time. He also stood with Duisburg in the German Cup finals of 1966 and 1975, however both finals were lost. Between 1968 and 1971, Bella played four times in the West Germany national team.^[2] He was an unused member of the title-winning DFB squad for Euro 72.

External links

Michael Bella at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Michael Bella at WorldFootball.net
Michael Bella at National-Football-Teams.com

References

^ Arnhold, Matthias (27 March 2015). "Michael Bella - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ Arnhold, Matthias (27 March 2015). "Michael Bella - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[1] Arnhold, Matthias (27 March 2015). "Michael Bella - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[2] Arnhold, Matthias (27 March 2015). "Michael Bella - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[1]

[2]