Michael Lameck, known as Ata (born 15 September 1949) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back or sweeper.
[1] 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.
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