 Pflipsen in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1970-10-31)31 October 1970 (age 54) | ||
| 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 | |||
Karlheinz Pflipsen (born 31 October 1970) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.[1]
Aplaymaker, Pflipsen played the first decade of his career at hometown clubBorussia Mönchengladbach, alongside stars likeMartin Dahlin andStefan Effenberg, winning theGerman Cup in1995. In1992–93, he netted a career-best tenBundesliga goals[2] (squad's best with Dahlin).
After Borussia's relegation in1998–99, Pflipsen was signed by Greek clubPanathinaikos, and his talent became evident from the very beginning. In a1999–2000 UEFA Cup match againstDeportivo de La Coruña, Pflipsen sustained acruciate 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 forAlemannia Aachen andTSV 1860 Munich, both inthe second division, and retired at almost 35.
In 2008, Pflipsen started his managerial career, joiningRot-Weiß Essen II.
Pflipsen collected one cap forGermany, on 13 June 1993 againstUSA, a match in the1993 U.S. Cup that Germany won 4–3.[3] He came on as a substitute forJürgen Klinsmann, wearing the number 13.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Alemannia Aachen