Lutz Pfannenstiel
Encyclopedia
Lutz Pfannenstiel is a German
football goalkeeper.
, England
, New Zealand
, Singapore
, USA, Brazil
, South Africa
, Finland
, Malaysia, Malta
, Belgium
, Canada
, Namibia
, Norway
, Armenia
and Albania
. After signing for Hermann Aichinger
in Brazil
, he has played for clubs in all six inhabited continents.
Pfannenstiel was a playing coach at Norwegian side Manglerud Star
, making his debut in the 2–1 away win against Asker on 13 April 2009. He has played for Manglerud Star
in Norway
and joined on 3 October to Namibia
n club Ramblers
.
.
coaching Cuba national football team
and signed in January 2009 a contract for Manglerud Star
who was named as player-goalkeeper coach. In September 2009 Pfannenstiel left Norway and Europe to sign for Namibia
n club Ramblers
who signed a contract as Player-Coach and Sport director besides working as goalkeeping coach of the Namibia national football team
. Since February 2011 works as Scout of the Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
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. The injury was so serious that the referee, John Moss, abandoned the match. Bradford Park Avenue were leading 2–1 at the time of the incident.
, Pfannenstiel worked as a pundit for the German television station ZDF
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football goalkeeper.
Club career
Pfannenstiel is mostly famous for having played for 25 different clubs all around the world during his career, including stints in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, USA, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Malaysia, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. After signing for Hermann Aichinger
Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger
Clube Atlético Hermann Aichinger, or Atlético Ibirama as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Ibirama in Santa Catarina, founded on September 20, 1951...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, he has played for clubs in all six inhabited continents.
Pfannenstiel was a playing coach at Norwegian side Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Toppfotball
Manglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....
, making his debut in the 2–1 away win against Asker on 13 April 2009. He has played for Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Toppfotball
Manglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and joined on 3 October to Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n club Ramblers
Ramblers F.C.
The Ramblers,are a Namibian football club from Pionierspark, Windhoek.-History:They play in the country's highest division, the Namibia Premier League and the club was previously known as Windhoek Optics Ramblers....
.
International career
Pfannenstiel is a former member of the Germany U-17 national football teamGermany national youth football team
This article includes current squads of Germany U20, U19, U18, U17, U16 and U15 national football teams.-Current technical staff:- Germany national under-20 squad :- Germany national under-19 squad :- Germany national under-18 squad :...
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Coaching career
Pfannenstiel began his coaching career in April 2008 when he became the Goalkeeper Coach for the Reinhold FanzReinhold Fanz
Reinhold Fanz is a German former professional footballer and formerly manager of the Cuba national football team.-Playing career:...
coaching Cuba national football team
Cuba national football team
The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....
and signed in January 2009 a contract for Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Toppfotball
Manglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....
who was named as player-goalkeeper coach. In September 2009 Pfannenstiel left Norway and Europe to sign for Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n club Ramblers
Ramblers F.C.
The Ramblers,are a Namibian football club from Pionierspark, Windhoek.-History:They play in the country's highest division, the Namibia Premier League and the club was previously known as Windhoek Optics Ramblers....
who signed a contract as Player-Coach and Sport director besides working as goalkeeping coach of the Namibia national football team
Namibia national football team
The Namibia national football team, nicknamed the Brave Warriors, is the national team of Namibia and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association...
. Since February 2011 works as Scout of the Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Background
Pfannenstiel is the first, and currently only football player to have played professionally on all six inhabited continents of the world.Pfannenstiel stopped breathing three times after a collision while playing for Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
against Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town F.C.
Harrogate Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1914 and currently competes in the Conference North division of the Football Conference.-History:...
in a Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
match on 26 December 2002. The injury was so serious that the referee, John Moss, abandoned the match. Bradford Park Avenue were leading 2–1 at the time of the incident.
Writing career
He wrote his biography Unhaltbar — Meine Abenteuer als Welttorhüter; the book was released on 1 October 2009.TV career
During the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, Pfannenstiel worked as a pundit for the German television station ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
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External links
- Official website
- Global United F.C. – Pfannenstiel's website to stop global warming
- FIFA notes