Karlheinz Pflipsen (born 31 October 1970) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
 Pflipsen in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Rheindalen | |||
| 1983–1989 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 197 | (37) |
| 1999–2001 | Panathinaikos | 19 | (8) |
| 2001–2004 | Alemannia Aachen | 68 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | 1860 Munich | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 293 | (56) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Germany U-21 | 9 | (0) |
| 1993 | Germany | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Rot-Weiß Essen II | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
A playmaker, Pflipsen played the first decade of his career at hometown club Borussia Mönchengladbach, alongside stars like Martin Dahlin and Stefan Effenberg, winning the German Cup in 1995. In 1992–93, he netted a career-best ten Bundesliga goals[2] (squad's best with Dahlin).
After Borussia's relegation in 1998–99, Pflipsen was signed by Greek club Panathinaikos, and his talent became evident from the very beginning. In a 1999–2000 UEFA Cup match against Deportivo de La Coruña, Pflipsen sustained a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee (he had already suffered the same injury on his right) and missed most of his first season. After recovering, he returned to Germany to play for Alemannia Aachen and TSV 1860 Munich, both in the second division, and retired at almost 35.
In 2008, Pflipsen started his managerial career, joining Rot-Weiß Essen II.
International career edit
Pflipsen collected one cap for Germany, on 13 June 1993 against USA, a match in the 1993 U.S. Cup that Germany won 4–3.[3] He came on as a substitute for Jürgen Klinsmann, wearing the number 13.
Honours edit
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Alemannia Aachen
- DFB-Pokal: runner-up 2003–04
References edit
- ^ "Pflipsen, Karlheinz" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (5 July 2018). "Karlheinz Pflipsen - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (5 July 2018). "Karlheinz Pflipsen - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
External links edit
- Karlheinz Pflipsen at WorldFootball.net
- Karlheinz Pflipsen at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Karlheinz Pflipsen at National-Football-Teams.com