When asked for his resume, Lutz Pfannenstiel could do worse than simply providing a world atlas. Before his career regained some semblance of stability and normalcy during nine years as a scout and sports director at TSG Hoffenheim and Fortuna Düsseldorf, the 47-year-old German had first-hand experience with the global game in just about every corner of the globe.
The former goalkeeper is still the only player to have appeared as a professional for clubs in each of FIFA’s six continental confederations. His travels took him to Malaysia, England, South Africa, Scandinavia, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, Albania, Brazil and more.