Michael Pfeiffer

Michael " Michel " Pfeiffer ( born July 19, 1925) is a former German football player and national team.

He started his football career at the domestic SG Eschweiler, before he joined Alemannia Aachen 1949. He brought it in December 1954 for the national team when he debuted in front of 100,000 spectators international match at Wembley against England. This should be his only 'A' game. Pfeiffer was thus the second player from Aachen, after Reinhold coins mountain. It took 52 years, until Jan Schlaudraff again Alemanne wore the jersey with the German eagle. For the Alemannia Pfeiffer played in nine years, a total of 244 Championship games in which he scored 75 goals.

His career continued after his time in Aachen continued at Rot-Weiss Essen (1958-1961) and Fortuna Geleen ( 1961-1963 ). After his career end, he became a coach. Alemannia Aachen, he oversaw the beginning of 1967 to 1969, there Pfeiffer reached immediately promoted to the first division and was in the second year runner-up behind Bayern Munich. Then, his contract was not renewed and the club was relegated the following year. Pfeiffer managed the club for a second time in 1973/74 in the Regionalliga West, he led the Alemannia in the newly established Second Bundesliga, but was released in September 1974. In addition, he coached Roda JC Kerkrade (1963-1965), the FK Pirmasens (1970 /71), Austria Salzburg (1972 ), the BSV Schwenningen (1976 /77) and the Tunisian club CS Sfax (1980 /81). Here he was with the club immediately Tunisian champions. After he finished his coaching career.

Pfeiffer lives in Vaals, Netherlands. He has a wife and at least two children.