Toon Pfaff
Antonius "Toon" Pfaff (24 October 1952 - 29 November 2022) was a Belgian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 123 matches with K.S.K. Beveren during the 1970s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonius Pfaff | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 29 November 2022 (aged 70) | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Beveren | 123 | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Pfaff started playing with Beveren at the age of 13 in 1965 together with his older brother Jean-Baptist Pfaff. There he emerged in the 1970s as the first super sub of SK Beveren. For the senior team he scored for the firest time during the 1971-72 season. The winning goal in a 2-3 win against Diest. Pfaff often scored decisive goals as a substitute. In 1978 he won with the club the Belgian Cup. In the championships season he was hired to Sint-Niklase SK. Pfaff played his last match in September 1979.[2] Pfaff suffered several injuries in his career that might have affected his career.[3] He later played with VC Jong Lede, VK Ninove and KFC Eendracht Zele until 1986.[1]
Family
Pfaff was the brother of footballers Jean-Marie Pfaff, Jean-Baptist Pfaff and Danny Pfaff.[2][3] Due to Toon Pfaff, his brother Jean-Marie started playing football.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Antonius Pfaff, worldfootball.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Toon Pfaff, gewezen speler van Beveren en broer van Jean-Marie, overleden op 70-jarige leeftijd: "Supersub die cruciale doelpunten scoorde"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Nederlands). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Afscheid van Toon Pfaff (70), broer van Jean-Marie en ex-speler van SK Beveren: "Hij was écht goed, maar die blessures..."". Het Nieuwsblad (in Nederlands). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "BEVEREN ROUWT OM BROER VAN JEAN-MARIE PFAFF". 1 December 2022 (in Nederlands). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.