Alfred Pfaff
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Alfred Pfaff was a German football player and World Cup
winner with West Germany
in 1954.
.
The highlight of his career was winning the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland
. Pfaff had an appearance in the preliminary round against Hungary (3–8) and scored a goal in the 26th minute.
His club was Eintracht Frankfurt
with whom he won the 1959 German Championship
, and in 1960 reached the finals of Champion's Cup against Real Madrid
. The left-footed Don Alfredo was the head of the team. Pfaff was a true playmaker with exceptionally good ball control and great skills at freekicks. Pfaff probably would have accumulated more than seven caps if Fritz Walter
had not played the same role for West Germany
as Pfaff played for Eintracht Frankfurt
. In 1954, Atletico Madrid offered him 180,000 D-Mark
but his wife Edith was against a move to Spain
. Possibly Pfaff's greatest game was the 6:1 against Rangers F.C.
in the 1959-60 semifinal first leg of the European Champion Clubs' Cup
, which was followed by a 6:3 win of Eintracht Frankfurt
in Glasgow in the second leg. He ended his career in 1962 at the age of 36.
Besides his sports career, Pfaff was an innkeeper and had a bar near the Hauptwache in Frankfurt. Since the 1960s, he lived as a barkeeper and hotel keeper in Zittenfelden
in Morretal, Odenwald
).
FIFA World Cup
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winner with 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....
in 1954.
Life
Pfaff was capped seven times between 1953 and 1956 for the West German national team, scoring two goals as an inside forwardInside forward
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.
The highlight of his career was winning the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Pfaff had an appearance in the preliminary round against Hungary (3–8) and scored a goal in the 26th minute.
His club was 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 :...
with whom he won the 1959 German Championship
German football champions
The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
, and in 1960 reached the finals of Champion's Cup against Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
. The left-footed Don Alfredo was the head of the team. Pfaff was a true playmaker with exceptionally good ball control and great skills at freekicks. Pfaff probably would have accumulated more than seven caps if Fritz Walter
Fritz Walter
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter was a German footballer. In his time with the German national team, he won 61 caps and scored 33 goals.-Early club career:...
had not played the same role for West Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
as Pfaff played for 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 :...
. In 1954, Atletico Madrid offered him 180,000 D-Mark
D-Mark
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but his wife Edith was against a move to Spain
Spain
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. Possibly Pfaff's greatest game was the 6:1 against Rangers F.C.
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
in the 1959-60 semifinal first leg of the European Champion Clubs' Cup
European Champion Clubs' Cup
The European Champion Clubs' Cup, also known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League...
, which was followed by a 6:3 win of 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 :...
in Glasgow in the second leg. He ended his career in 1962 at the age of 36.
Besides his sports career, Pfaff was an innkeeper and had a bar near the Hauptwache in Frankfurt. Since the 1960s, he lived as a barkeeper and hotel keeper in Zittenfelden
Schneeberg, Bavaria
Schneeberg is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.- Location :Schneeberg lies in the Bavarian Lower Main Region....
in Morretal, Odenwald
Odenwald
The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :The Odenwald lies between the Upper Rhine Rift Valley with the Bergstraße and the Hessisches Ried in the west, the Main and the Bauland in the east, the Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin – a subbasin of...
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