Peter German
| Peter German | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1965 | ||
| Original team(s) | Oak Park | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1984–94 | North Melbourne | 185 (201) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Peter German (born 2 February 1965) is an Australian rules coach and a former footballer. Since retiring as a player at North Melbourne in the AFL, he has been an assistant coach at Hawthorn, West Coast, Fremantle and the Bulldogs. German has also been a senior coach at second tier clubs in three states, and won the 2004 and 2006 WAFL premierships as coach of Subiaco. German is a life member of both North Melbourne and the VFL.
Career
[edit]German played 185 games for 201 goals for North Melbourne in the AFL. Used primarily as a midfielder over a 10 year career with one club.
His first coaching assignment was with Burnie in 1995 before he moved into the AFL. He was an assistant coach at Hawthorn and West Coast.
From 2003-2006 German coached Subiaco in the WAFL taking them to two premierships one in 2004 the other in 2006.
During his time in the WAFL, he coached the West Australian state side v South Australia in 2006.
He was an assistant coach at AFL level for two seasons, at Fremantle (2007–2008), after which he returned to Melbourne family.
In 2009, German was appointed senior coach of Casey Scorpions, in the VFL. After leading them to sixth place on the ladder and the first round of the finals, he was named VFL coach of the year.
From 2010 until 2013, German was a development coach for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL, and senior coach of its VFL-affiliate Williamstown.[1] With German as coach, Williamstown won the inaugural Foxtel Cup in 2011.[2]
German then coached the Coburg Football Club in the VFL from 2014 until 2017, the first four years as a stand-alone club after the end of its reserves affiliation with Richmond.[3] German was appointed as coach of Ovens and Murray Football League team Albury Tigers for 2019, but departed with mutual consent only four games into the season.
German then worked for AFL Cairns as General Manager for the North Cairns Tigers, overseeing the clubs Football Operations and Coaching. After just one season, disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced German would return to the Ovens and Murray Football League with Corowa-Rutherglen.
In September 2022, it was announced German would return to the WAFL as the senior coach at Perth.
References
[edit]- ^ Bulldogs appoint German as development coach
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (6 August 2011). "Seagulls claim inaugural Foxtel Cup". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ Geordie Cowan (2 August 2017). "Peter German calls time on his coaching stint at VFL club Coburg after four seasons". Moreland Leader. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Peter German's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- Subiaco Football Club coaches
- Burnie Dockers Football Club players
- Casey Demons coaches
- Williamstown Football Club coaches
- Victorian State of Origin players
- Peel Thunder Football Club coaches
- Peel Thunder Football Club players