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.jpg) Pfannenstiel with St. Louis City SC in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lutz Pfannenstiel | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwiesel, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1989 | SC Zwiesel | ||
| 1989–1991 | FC Vilshofen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | 1. FC Bad Kötzting | 68 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Penang FA | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Orlando Pirates (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1997 | TPV | 8 | (0) |
| 1997 | FC Haka | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Wacker Burghausen | 14 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Geylang United | 46 | (0) |
| 2001 | Dunedin Technical | 18 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Dunedin Technical | 18 | (0) |
| 2002 | ASV Cham | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | Dunedin Technical | 18 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Bærum SK (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2004 | Calgary Mustangs | 28 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Otago United | 36 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Vllaznia Shkodër | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | Bentonit Ijevan | 12 | (0) |
| 2007 | Bærum SK | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Hermann Aichinger | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Flekkerøy IL | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | Manglerud Star | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ramblers | 45 | (0) |
| Total | 477 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Germany U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Bentonit Ijevan (head coach & sporting director) | ||
| 2008 | Flekkerøy IL (assistant coach) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Cuba (assistant coach) | ||
| 2009 | Manglerud Star (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ramblers (head coach & sporting director)[1] | ||
| 2009–2010 | Namibia (assistant coach) | ||
| 2011–2018 |
1899 Hoffenheim (head of international relations and scouting) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (managing director sports) | ||
| 2020– | St. Louis City SC (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lutz Pfannenstiel (born 12 May 1973) is a German former professional football goalkeeper, coach, scout, TV analyst, and the current sporting director for St. Louis City SC. He holds the record for the only footballer to play professionally in each of the six recognized continental associations. Since 2010, he has been a soccer analyst on various television networks — including ZDF, BBC, CNN, ORF, SRF, DAZN, Eurosport, and ESPN, where he currently covers the Bundesliga with Derek Rae. Pfannenstiel was appointed sporting director for MLS side St. Louis City SC ahead of their entry to the league in 2023.[2]
- ^ "Fußball-Weltenbummler will nun Namibia voranbringen". az.com.na (in German). 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "St. Louis City SC hire Lutz Pfannenstiel as sporting director before 2023 launch | MLSsoccer.com".