At the age of 16, Pfaff joined K.S.K. Beveren with whom he won a Belgian champions title (1979) and a Belgian Cup (1978). The same year, he received the Belgian Golden Shoe. In 1982, he entered the Bayern Munich squad, getting three Bundesliga titles (from 1985 to 1987) and two German cups (1984 and 1986).
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Pfaff was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He is now a TV star in Belgium with the reality show De Pfaffs showing him and his family in 2003.
Pfaff married Carmen Seth (born March 24, 1956) on June 27, 1974. They have 3 daughters: Debby Edilbert Gerdina (born May 30, 1975), Kelly Yvonne Danny (born July 26, 1977) and Lyndsey Linda Marc (born October 4, 1978).