Michael Lameck, known as Ata (born 15 September 1949), is a former German footballer. Career 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. Statistics Honours VfL Bochum DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1987–88 References 1949 births Living people German footballers Germany B international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers VfL Bochum players Bundesliga players Association football defenders Association football fullbacks Association football wingers Freiburger FC players Freiburger FC managers SC Paderborn 07 managers German football managers Footballers from Essen