Career
A playmaker, Pflipsen played the first decade of his career at hometown club Borussia Mönchengladbach, alongside stars like Martin Dahlin and Stefan Effenberg, winning the German Cup in 1995. In 1992-1993, he netted a career-best ten league goals (squad"s best with Dahlin). After Borussia"s relegation in 1998-1999, Pflipsen was signed by Panathinaikos Football Club, and his talent became evident from the very beginning.
Unfortunately, in a 1999–2000 match against Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña, Pflipsen sustained a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee (he had already suffered the same injury on his right) and missed most of his first season.
After recovering, he returned to Germany to play for Alemannia Aachen and Turn- und Sportverein 1860 München, both in the second division, and retired at almost 35. In 2008, Pflipsen started his managerial career, joining Rot-Weiß Essen World War II He came on as a substitute for Jürgen Klinsmann, wearing the number 13.