Jürgen Pahl

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Jürgen Pahl
Personal information
Full nameJürgen Pahl
Date of birth (1956-03-17) 17 March 1956
Place of birthTeuchern, East Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1976Chemie Halle
1976–1987Eintracht Frankfurt152(0)
1987–1989Çaykur Rizespor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jürgen Pahl (born 17 March 1956 in Teuchern, East Germany) is a former football goalkeeper. He fled together with Norbert Nachtweih from a match of the East Germany under-21 team to West Germany[2] and was subsequently banned for a year. He played from 1978 to 1987 in the Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt[3] and won the 1979–80 UEFA Cup with them. He was also a 1980–81 DFB-Pokal winner.

Pahl now lives in Paraguay as a kebab restaurant owner.

See also

  • List of Eastern Bloc defectors

References

  1. "Jürgen Pahl". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 October 2012. 
  2. "Ich bin ein optimistischer Apokalyptiker" (in German). Spiegel Online. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2012. 
  3. "Jürgen Pahl" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 26 October 2012. 


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