Lutz Pfannenstiel

Lutz Pfannenstiel
Pfannenstiel with St. Louis City SC in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lutz Pfannenstiel
Date of birth (1973-05-12) 12 May 1973 (age 51)
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)
1996–1997Orlando 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)
2001–2002Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 1 (0)
2001–2002 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2002 Dunedin Technical 18 (0)
2002 ASV Cham 12 (0)
2002–2003Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 14 (0)
2003 Dunedin Technical 18 (0)
2003Bærum 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "St. Louis City SC hire Lutz Pfannenstiel as sporting director before 2023 launch | MLSsoccer.com".