Lutz Pfannenstiel

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Lutz Pfannenstiel
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Personal information
Full name Lutz Pfannenstiel
Date of birth 12 May 1973 (1973-05-12) (age 38)
Place of birth Zwiesel, West Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Scout)
Youth career
1986-1989 SC Zwiesel
1989-1991 FC Vilshofen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1991–1993 1. FC Bad Kötzting 68 (0)
1993–1994 Penang FA 12 (0)
1994–1995 Wimbledon 0 (0)
1995–1997 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1996–1997 → Orlando Pirates (loan) 7 (0)
1997 TPV 8 (0)
1997 FC Haka 0 (0)
1998–1999 SV Wacker Burghausen 3 (0)
1999–2000 Geylang United 46 (0)
2001 Dunedin Technical 18 (0)
2001–2002 → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 1 (0)
2001–2002 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2002 Dunedin Technical 18 (0)
2002 → ASV Cham (loan) 12 (0)
2002–2003 Bradford Park Avenue 14 (0)
2003 Dunedin Technical 18 (0)
2003 → Bærum SK (loan) 13 (0)
2004 Calgary Mustangs 28 (0)
2004–2006 Otago United 36 (0)
2006–2007 KS Vllaznia Shkodër 14 (0)
2007 FC Bentonit Ijevan 12 (0)
2007 Bærum SK 9 (0)
2007 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 (0)
2008 Hermann Aichinger 12 (0)
2008 Flekkerøy IL 14 (0)
2009 Manglerud Star 11 (0)
2009–2011 Ramblers F.C. 45 (0)
National team
1986–1987 Germany U-17 5 (0)
Teams managed
2007 FC Bentonit Ijevan
2008 Flekkerøy IL (Assistant Coach)
2008–2009 Cuba (Goalkeeper Coach)
2009 Manglerud Star (Goalkeeper Coach)
2009–2010 Ramblers F.C. (Head Coach & Technical Director)[1]
2009–2010 Namibia (Goalkeeper Coach)[2]
2009– Global United
2011– TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Scout)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Lutz Pfannenstiel (born 12 May 1973 in Zwiesel, Bavaria[3]) is a retired German football goalkeeper.

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[edit] Club career

Pfannenstiel is mostly famous for having played for 25 different clubs all around the world during his career,[4] including stints in Germany, England, New Zealand,[5] Singapore, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Finland, Malaysia, Malta, Belgium, Canada, Namibia, Norway, Armenia and Albania.[6] After signing for Hermann Aichinger in Brazil, he has played for clubs in all six inhabited continents.[7]

Pfannenstiel was a playing coach at Norwegian side Manglerud Star,[8] making his debut in the 2–1 away win against Asker on 13 April 2009. He has played for Manglerud Star in Norway[4] and joined on 3 October to Namibian club Ramblers.[9]

[edit] International career

Pfannenstiel is a former member of the Germany U-17 national football team.[10]

[edit] Coaching career

Pfannenstiel began his coaching career in April 2008 when he became the Goalkeeper Coach for Reinhold Fanz coaching the Cuba national football team[11] and signed in January 2009 a contract for Manglerud Star who was named as player-goalkeeper coach.[12] In September 2009 Pfannenstiel left Norway and Europe to sign for Namibian club Ramblers who signed a contract as Player-Coach and Sport director[13] besides working as goalkeeping coach of the Namibia national football team.[14] Since February 2011, he has been working as a scout for the Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[15]

[edit] Background

Pfannenstiel is the first, and currently only football player to have played professionally on all six inhabited continents of the world.[16]

Pfannenstiel stopped breathing three times after a collision while playing for Bradford Park Avenue against Harrogate Town in a Northern Premier League match on 26 December 2002.[17] The injury was so serious that the referee, John Moss, abandoned the match.[18] Bradford Park Avenue were leading 2–1 at the time of the incident.[19]

[edit] Writing career

He wrote his biography Unhaltbar — Meine Abenteuer als Welttorhüter; the book was released on 1 October 2009.[20]

[edit] TV career

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Pfannenstiel worked as a pundit for the German television station ZDF.[21]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fußball-Weltenbummler will nun Namibia voranbringen" (in German). www.az.com.na. 29 September 2009. http://www.az.com.na/sport/fuball-weltenbummler-will-nun-namibia-voranbringen.93872.php. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  2. ^ "Zurück in Afrika" (in German). www.lutz-pfannenstiel.de. http://www.lutz-pfannenstiel.de/index.php?idcatside=2&sid=f9bcf99e1545be69c7abd738ca50f057&nid=6. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  3. ^ "Lutz – Global Goalie" (in German). www.lutz-pfannenstiel.de. http://www.lutz-pfannenstiel.de/. Retrieved 16 November 2009. 
  4. ^ a b "Pfannenstiel — globetrotting German goalie with 24 clubs". AFP. 26 January 2009. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iqoRvCOMj0IJxp1TE6r8TdXiVFwA. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  5. ^ "Soccer: Have ball, will travel - and there's plenty of that for goalie". The New Zealand Herald. 15 December 2004. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/organisation/story.cfm?o_id=394&ObjectID=9003248. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  6. ^ Lutz Pfannenstiel, intercontinental (with photo)
  7. ^ "Prost Amerika Interviews Lutz Pfannenstiel". 8 October 2007. http://www.prostamerika.com/LutzPfannenstielInterview.html. Retrieved 10 February 2008. "In 2008, I'll be playing in South America and in doing so, I'll become the only player ever to play professional football on every continent." 
  8. ^ "La drôle d’histoire d’un gardien de but globe-trotter" (in French). Les Dessous du Sport. 20 January 2009. http://www.lesdessousdusport.fr/la-drole-d-histoire-d-un-gardien-de-but-globe-trotter-3059. Retrieved 8 February 2009. 
  9. ^ "Globetrotter Pfannenstiel zieht es nach Afrika" (in German). Focus. 5 October 2009. http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/int_ligen/international-globetrotter-pfannenstiel-zieht-es-nach-afrika_aid_441876.html. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  10. ^ "Malaysia wirkte auf Pfannenstiel wie eine Droge" (in German). Die Welt. 26 September 2009. http://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article4634244/Malaysia-wirkte-auf-Pfannenstiel-wie-eine-Droge.html. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  11. ^ Myrrhe, Anke (30 July 2008). "Keine Fluchtgefahr" (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/Kuba-Fussball%3Bart272,2582074. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  12. ^ "Lutz Pfannenstiel unterschreibt bei Manglerud Star in Norwegen". www.soccess.net. 30 January 2009. http://www.soccess.net/index.php?idcatside=12&nid=20. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  13. ^ "Nächste Station: Namibia" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 5 October 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/31718/naechste-station-namibia.html. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  14. ^ "Globetrotter Pfannenstiel zieht es nach Afrika". FIFA. http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1113194.html. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  15. ^ "Traumjob für Lutz Pfannenstiel - Zwiesler Weltenbummler wird Scout bei der TSG Hoffenheim". FUPA. http://www.fupa.net/berichte/traumjob-fuer-lutz-pfannenstiel-9547.html. Retrieved 07 March 2011. 
  16. ^ "Lutz Pfannenstiel, gardien du monde" (in French). parlonsfoot.com. 23 January 2009. http://www.parlonsfoot.com/archives/2009/01/23/lutz-pfannenstiel-gardien-du-monde/. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  17. ^ "Lutz Pfannenstiel: "Ich war dreimal klinisch tot"" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 11 September 2008. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/23372/lutz-pfannenstiel-ich-war-dreimal-klinisch-tot.html. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  18. ^ "Footballer saved by kiss of life". Telegraph & Argus. Newsquest Media Group. 27 December 2002. http://archive.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/2002/12/27/117860.html. Retrieved 10 May 2008. 
  19. ^ "Goalkeeper's wife tells of match terror". Craven Herald & Pioneer. Newsquest Media Group. 28 December 2002. http://archive.cravenherald.co.uk/2002/12/28/117852.html. Retrieved 10 May 2008. 
  20. ^ Krull, Patrick (27 September 2009). "Sagenhafte Abenteuer eines unhaltbaren Torwarts" (in German). Die Welt. http://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article4639629/Sagenhafte-Abenteuer-eines-unhaltbaren-Torwarts.html. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  21. ^ Benninghoff, Dirk (15 June 2010). "Noch mehr als die Tröte nervt das Gerede darüber" (in German). Die Welt. http://www.welt.de/fernsehen/article8037422/Noch-mehr-als-die-Troete-nervt-das-Gerede-darueber.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 

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