Full name Peter Nover Years Team Playing position | Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ⁄2 in) Name Peter Nover | |
Date of birth (1949-07-18) 18 July 1949 (age 66) | ||
Place of birth Holzheim, West Germany | ||
Peter Nover (born 18 July 1949) is a retired football defender who played in the 2. Bundesliga, North American Soccer League and Mexican Primera División.
Career
Born in Holzheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nover began playing football with amateurs Itzehoer SV 1909. He turned professional with Regionalliga Südwest side 1. FC Saarbrücken before joining Bundesliga side Wuppertaler SV Borussia in 1973. He only made one DFB-Pokal appearance for Wuppertaler before leaving for second division side 1. FC Mülheim in 1974.
In 1976, Nover moved to the United States to play in the NASL. He played for the Boston Minutemen and Team Hawaii, returning to Germany after each season for stints with Bonner SC and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, before settling with the San Diego Sockers in 1978. The physically imposing defender was known for both his defensive and offensive abilities.
Nover finished his playing career with Club Atlas during the 1980–81 season.