Francis Banecki

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Francis Banecki

| image = Francis Banecki.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Banecki with Werder in 2005

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|07|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = West Berlin, West Germany

| height = 1.92 m

| currentclub =

| position = Defender
Forward

| youthyears1 = 1992–1997

| youthclubs1 = SC Tegel

| youthyears2 = 1997–1999

| youthclubs2 = Reinickendorfer Füchse

| youthyears3 = 1999–2000

| youthclubs3 = Hertha BSC

| youthyears4 = 2001

| youthclubs4 = Reinickendorfer Füchse

| youthyears5 = 2001–2003

| youthclubs5 = Tennis Borussia Berlin

| youthyears6 = 2003–2004

| youthclubs6 = Werder Bremen

| years1 = 2003–2006

| clubs1 = Werder Bremen II

| caps1 = 52

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2004–2006

| clubs2 = Werder Bremen

| caps2 = 2{{cite web | url = http://www.werdernet.de/w/?seite=team%2Fspieler.php%3Fnr%3D28 | title = Francis Banecki (Nr. 28) | publisher = Werdernet | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 | archive-date = 4 November 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221104090036/http://www.werdernet.de/w/?seite=team%2Fspieler.php%3Fnr%3D28 | url-status = dead }}

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006–2007

| clubs3 = → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2007

| clubs4 = → Eintracht Braunschweig II (loan)

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2007–2008

| clubs5 = Werder Bremen II

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs6 = Hertha BSC II

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2009–2010

| clubs7 = Kickers Emden

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2010

| clubs8 = FC Oberneuland

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2010–2011

| clubs9 = SV Meppen

| caps9 = 34

| goals9 = 15

| years10 = 2011–2014

| clubs10 = BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden

| caps10 = 58

| goals10 = 20

| years11 = 2014–2017

| clubs11 = VSG Altglienicke

| caps11 =

| goals11 =

| nationalyears1 = 2004

| nationalteam1 = Germany U-19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam2 = Germany U-20

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 1

}}

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2004/1025/sport/0049/index.html | title = Ein Bursche namens Banecki | publisher = Berliner Zeitung | date = 25 October 2004 | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233019/http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2004/1025/sport/0049/index.html | archive-date = 4 June 2011 | url-status = dead }}

In 2003–04, he moved to Werder Bremen youth system.{{cite web | url = http://www.poelchau-oberschule.de/WasMacht.htm#Francis | title = Unseren ehemaligen Leistungssportlern auf der Spur | publisher = poelchau-oberschule.de | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 | archive-date = 4 November 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221104090040/https://www.poelchau-oberschule.de/WasMacht.htm#Francis | url-status = dead }} After having had a successful 2004–05 season, he moved from Bremen's youth team to the first team in 2005–06.{{cite web | url = http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/1003/Artikel/francis-banecki-absturz-werder-bremen-champions-league-thomas-schaaf-u21-nationalspieler-verletzung-knie-manchester-vincent-kompany.html | title = Der Absturz des Francis Banecki: 165-Euro-Kraft statt Nationalspieler | publisher = spox.com | date = 3 March 2010 | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010}}

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.{{cite web | url = https://www.emderzeitung.de/lokalsport/mehr-sport/~/8222wir-haben-banecki-aus-versenkung-geholt8221-36550 | title = Wir haben Banecki aus Versenkung geholt | publisher = Emder Zeitung | date = 2 September 2009 | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718235337/http://www.emderzeitung.de/?id=20&nid=93130 | archivedate = 18 July 2011 | df = dmy-all }}

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,{{cite web | url = http://www.bsv-kickers-emden.de/0708/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=867&Itemid=98 | publisher = bsv-kickers-emden.de | title = Francis Banecki wechselt zu Kickers Emden | date = 5 August 2009 | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} but in December 2009 he resigned his contract with the club.{{cite web | url = https://www.emderzeitung.de/lokalsport/mehr-sport/~/kickers-kommttimo-klemm-fuerfrancis-banecki-36217/ | author = Henning Wieting | title = Kickers: Kommt Timo Klemm für Francis Banecki | publisher = Emder Zeitung | date = 14 December 2009 | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718235419/http://www.emderzeitung.de/?id=20&nid=111686 | archivedate = 18 July 2011 | df = dmy-all }} He left Emden on 26 December 2009 and signed on 1 January 2010 for FC Oberneuland.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcoberneuland-bremen.de/index.php?id=208 |title=FCO, 1. Mannschaft des FC Oberneuland, Bremen: banecki |publisher=fcoberneuland-bremen.de |language=German |accessdate=4 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304162207/http://www.fcoberneuland-bremen.de/index.php?id=208 |archivedate=4 March 2012 }} In June 2010 he signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg{{cite web | url = http://www.nordwestsport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2610%3Atransfercoup-des-sv-meppen-francis-banecki-unterschreibt-ein-jahres-vertrag&catid=34%3Aoberliga-niedersachsen-west&Itemid=180&lang=de | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714192848/http://www.nordwestsport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2610:transfercoup-des-sv-meppen-francis-banecki-unterschreibt-ein-jahres-vertrag&catid=34:oberliga-niedersachsen-west&Itemid=180&lang=de | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 July 2011 | title = Transfercoup des SV Meppen: Francis Banecki unterschreibt Ein-Jahres-Vertrag | publisher = nordwestsport.com | date = 7 July 2010 | accessdate = 26 December 2010 | language = German }} but cancelled it after one month{{cite web | url = http://www.vfb-oldenburg.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=3048&type=&menuid=273&topmenu=42 | title = Thölking bleibt, Banecki geht | publisher = VfB Oldenburg | date = 7 July 2010 | accessdate = 26 December 2010 | language = German | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100929114343/http://www.vfb-oldenburg.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=3048&type=&menuid=273&topmenu=42 | archivedate = 29 September 2010 | df = dmy-all }} and signed with local rival SV Meppen.{{cite web | url = http://1912.svmeppen.de/aktuell/francis-banecki-ein-ex-bremer-soll-svm-abwehr-stabilisieren.html | title = Francis Banecki verpflichtet | publisher = SV Meppen | date = 7 July 2010 | accessdate = 26 December 2010 | language = German | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120701120620/http://1912.svmeppen.de/aktuell/francis-banecki-ein-ex-bremer-soll-svm-abwehr-stabilisieren.html | archivedate = 1 July 2012 | df = dmy-all }}

International career

Banecki played six times for the German Under-20 team, scoring one goal and two times for the German Under-19 team.{{cite web | url = http://www.werder.de/aktuelles/news/meldung.php/5570/Francis-Banecki-zum-DFBFitnessCheck | title = Aktuelles: Francis Banecki zum DFB-Fitness-Check | publisher = SV Werder Bremen | date = 2 March 2005 | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Personal life

Banecki's siblings, the twins Nicole and Sylvie also played in the first Bundesliga.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcbayern-frauenfussball.de/news/index.php?page=1&tid=1&cid=1&id=1364&status=1,2 | title = Neuzugänge: Silvie und Nicole Banecki | publisher = Frauenfußball FC Bayern München | date = 23 July 2006 | language = German | accessdate = 4 April 2010 | archive-date = 17 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717040807/http://www.fcbayern-frauenfussball.de/news/index.php?page=1&tid=1&cid=1&id=1364&status=1,2 | url-status = dead }} His mother's cousin, Marcel Mahouvé, represented Cameroon in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web | url = http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/der-zwillings-sturm/v_default,499344.html | title = Der Zwillings-Sturm | publisher = Der Tagesspiegel | date = 15 March 2004 | language = German | accessdate = 16 February 2012}}