 In 1954, Atlético Madrid offered him 180,000 D-Mark but his wife Edith was against a move to Spain.Possibly Pfaff's greatest game was the 6–1 against Rangers F.C.in the 1959–60 semifinal first leg of the European Champion Clubs' Cup, which was followed by a 6–3 win of Eintracht Frankfurt in Glasgow in the second leg.