Jean-Marie Pfaff

Personal information
Jean-Marie Pfaff

Full name	Jean-Marie Pfaff
Date of birth	December 4, 1953 (1953-12-04) (age 54)
Place of birth	Lebbeke, Belgium
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1973-1982 1982-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990	KSK Beveren Bayern Munich SK Lierse Trabzonspor	276 (0) 156 (0) 23 (0) ? (?)
National team²
1976-1987	Belgium	64 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 8, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jean-Marie Pfaff (born December 4, 1953 in Lebbeke) is a Belgian former football goalkeeper.

At the age of 16, Pfaff joined K.S.K. Beveren with whom he won a Belgian champions title (1979) and a Belgian Cup (1978). The same year, he received the Belgian Golden Shoe. In 1982, he entered the Bayern Munich squad, getting three Bundesliga titles (from 1985 to 1987) and two German cups (1984 and 1986).

Pfaff first played with the Red Devils in 1976 against legendary rival the Netherlands. He was the goalkeeper during Euro 80 and Euro 84, and the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.

Pfaff was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He is now a TV star in Belgium with the reality show De Pfaffs showing him and his family in 2003.

Pfaff married Carmen Seth (born March 24, 1956) on June 27, 1974. They have 3 daughters: Debby Edilbert Gerdina (born May 30, 1975), Kelly Yvonne Danny (born July 26, 1977) and Lyndsey Linda Marc (born October 4, 1978).

v • d • e Belgium squad - UEFA Euro 1980 Runners-up

1 Custers • 2 Gerets • 3 L. Millecamps • 4 Meeuws • 5 Renquin • 6 Cools • 7 Vandereycken • 8 Van Moer • 9 Van der Elst • 10 Vandenbergh • 11 Ceulemans • 12 Pfaff • 13 M. Martens • 14 Plessers • 15 Verheyen • 16 M. Millecamps • 17 Mommens • 18 Dardenne • 19 Wellens • 20 Preud'homme • 21 Heyligen • 22 R. Martens • Coach: Thys

v • d • e Belgium squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Pfaff • 2 Gerets • 3 L. Millecamps • 4 Meeuws • 5 Renquin • 6 Vercauteren • 7 Vandereycken • 8 Van Moer • 9 Vandenbergh • 10 Coeck • 11 Ceulemans • 12 Custers • 13 Van Der Elst • 14 Baecke • 15 De Schrijver • 16 Plessers • 17 Verheyen • 18 Mommens • 19 M. Millecamps • 20 Vandersmissen • 21 Czerniatynski • 22 Munaron • Coach: Thys

v • d • e Belgium squad - UEFA Euro 1984

1 Pfaff • 2 Grün • 3 Lambrichts • 4 Clijsters • 5 De Wolf • 6 Vercauteren • 7 Vandereycken • 8 Claesen • 9 Vandenbergh • 10 Coeck • 11 Ceulemans • 12 Munaron • 13 Baecke • 14 De Greef • 15 Verheyen • 16 Scifo • 17 Voordeckers • 18 Czerniatynski • 19 Mommens • 20 De Coninck • Coach: Thys

v • d • e Belgium squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place

1 Pfaff • 2 Gerets • 3 F. Van Der Elst • 4 De Wolf • 5 Renquin • 6 Vercauteren • 7 Vandereycken • 8 Scifo • 9 Vandenbergh • 10 Desmet • 11 Ceulemans • 12 Munaron • 13 Grün • 14 Clijsters • 15 L. Van Der Elst • 16 Claesen • 17 Mommens • 18 Veyt • 19 Broos • 20 Bodart • 21 Demol • 22 Vervoort • Coach: Thys

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Awards
Preceded by Julien Cools	Belgian Golden Shoe 1978	Succeeded by Jean Janssens
Preceded by Incumbent	IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1987	Succeeded by Rinat Dasaev