Jürgen Pahl
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Jürgen Pahl is a former goalkeeper in football
. He fled together with Norbert Nachtweih
from a match of the East Germany under-21 team
to West Germany
and was subsequently banned for a year. He played from 1978 to 1987 in the Bundesliga
team Eintracht Frankfurt
and won the 1980 UEFA Cup with them. He was also a 1981 DFB Cup winner.
Pahl now lives in Paraguay
as a fruit grower.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He fled together with Norbert Nachtweih
Norbert Nachtweih
Norbert Nachtweih is a German former professional football defender.He played from 1978 until 1992 as defender and midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich. Afterwards he went to French Ligue 1 side AS Cannes , where he played together with Zinedine Zidane and appeared in 43 games...
from a match of the East Germany under-21 team
East Germany national under-21 football team
The East Germany national football team was the national football team of the German Democratic Republic. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, East Germany's Under-21 team was formed. The team played until 1990, until East Germany ceased to be a separate country after...
to West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
and was subsequently banned for a year. He played from 1978 to 1987 in the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
team Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
and won the 1980 UEFA Cup with them. He was also a 1981 DFB Cup winner.
Pahl now lives in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
as a fruit grower.