Jean-Marie Pfaff
Jean-Marie Pfaff
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Jean-Marie Pfaff |
| Date of birth |
4 December 1953 (1953-12-04) (age 58) |
| Place of birth |
Lebbeke, Belgium |
| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Playing position |
Goalkeeper |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1972–1982 |
Beveren |
305 |
(0) |
| 1982–1988 |
Bayern Munich |
156 |
(0) |
| 1988–1989 |
Lierse |
23 |
(0) |
| 1989–1990 |
Trabzonspor |
22 |
(0) |
| Total |
|
506 |
(0) |
| National team‡ |
| 1976–1987 |
Belgium |
64 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2010 |
Jean-Marie Pfaff (born 4 December 1953 in Lebbeke) is a Belgian former football goalkeeper.
Biography
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 was dropped from Belgium's 1982 World Cup side after allegedly pretending to drown in the swimming pool at the team hotel
Pfaff married Carmen Seth (born 24 March 1956) on 27 June 1974. They have 3 daughters: Debby Edilbert Gerdina (born 30 May 1975), Kelly Yvonne Danny (born 26 July 1977) and Lyndsey Linda Marc (born 4 October 1978).
Honours
Beveren
- Belgian League: 1979
- Belgian Cup: 1978
Bayern Munchen
- Bundesliga: 1985, 1986, 1987
- DFB Pokal: 1984, 1986
Career statistics
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Pfaff, Jean-Marie |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
4 December 1953 |
| Place of birth |
Lebbeke, Belgium |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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