He was undisputed the best Belgian goalkeeper of his generation. A true phenomenon, both on and off the field. He succeeded Christian Piot and preceded Michel Preud’homme, both formed at Liege. With Goethals, he did not make it into the national team at first. He swore by Christian Piot. Pfaff grabbed his chance when Guy Thys became national team manager and Piot got injured. With his unmistakable talent, he played fantastic matches. His reflexes and ability to stop penalties made him on of the best and most spectular goalkeepers in the world.