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Lutz Pfannenstiel

ルッツ・ファンネンシュティール　/　るっつ・ふぁんねんしゅてぃーる

Association football player from Germany

May 12, 1973 (age 53)　・　Zwiesel, Lower Bavaria, Germany

Lower Bavaria
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Lutz Pfannenstiel might be the most adventurous footballer I have ever read about. Born in 1973 in Zwiesel, this 186 cm goalkeeper became the first player to compete on all six continental confederations, a feat that reads more like a travel diary than a CV. Survived jail abroad, clinically died on the pitch, and kept going. Now a sporting director at Aberdeen, he has clearly converted that globe-trotting curiosity into a scout's eye. I love characters who treat a career as exploration rather than a ladder, and Pfannenstiel is exactly that kind of restless, fearless original.

Overview

Lutz Pfannenstiel (born 12 May 1973) is a German football executive and former professional goalkeeper, coach, and scout who is currently the sporting director of Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. He holds the record as the first footballer to play in each of the six recognized continental associations.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lutz Pfannenstiel
Name (Japanese): ルッツ・ファンネンシュティール
Reading: るっつ・ふぁんねんしゅてぃーる
Born: May 12, 1973 (age 53)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Ox
Origin: Zwiesel, Lower Bavaria, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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