Original team(s) Oak Park Name Peter German 1984-94 North Melbourne | Years Club Height/Weight 182cm / 84 kg Weight 84 kg | |
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Date of birth (1965-02-02) 2 February 1965 (age 50) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
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Peter German (born 2 February 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the AFL. He played 185 games with the club, mostly in the midfield.
Since retiring he has become a successful coach. His first assignment was with Burnie in 1995 before he moved into the AFL. He was an assistant coach at Hawthorn and West Coast.
German coached Subiaco to the 2004 and 2006 WAFL premierships and was rewarded by being named as an assistant to Chris Connolly at Fremantle.
In 2009 German was appointed the senior coach job of the Casey Scorpions in the VFL, leading them to 6th place on the ladder. Despite losing in the opening week of the finals, he was named VFL Coach of the Year. The following 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. With German as coach, Williamstown won the inaugural Foxtel Cup in 2011.
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.