Peter German (born 2 February 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer. Since retiring he has become a successful coach. German coached Subiaco to the 2004 and 2006 WAFL premierships and was rewarded by being named as an assistant to Chris Connolly at Fremantle. Peter has coached second-tier Australian rules in three different states and been involved with five different Australian rules football clubs in a coaching and player capacity. Peter played 185 games for 201 goals for

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in the AFL. Used primarily as a midfielder over a 10 year career with one club. His first coaching assignment was with

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in 1995 before he moved into the AFL. He was an assistant coach at

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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 went on to be an assistant coach at the

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in 2007 and 2008 before departing for a life back in Melbourne with his family. In 2009 German was appointed the senior coach job of the

Casey Scorpions The Casey Football Club, nicknamed the "Demons" and formerly the "Scorpions", is an Australian rules football club based in Cranbourne East, Victoria. The club, which was known until 2005 as the Springvale Football Club and the Casey Scorpions ...

in the VFL. He was named VFL coach of the year despite leading them to 6th place on the ladder.

lost in the opening week of the finals. From 2010 until 2013, German was a development coach for the

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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 The Coburg Football Club, nicknamed the Coburg Lions, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL). It is based at Coburg City Oval since 191 ...

in the VFL from 2014 until 2017, the first four years as a stand-alone club after the end of its reserves affiliation with . German was appointed as coach of Ovens and Murray Football League team Albury Tigers for 2019, however departed via mutual consent only four games into the season. German now works for AFL Cairns as General Manager for the North Cairns Tigers, overseeing the clubs Football Operations and Coaching. After just one season largely disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced German would make a shock return to the Ovens and Murray Football League with Corowa-Rutherglen. German is a life member of the North Melbourne Football Club and the

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. In Sep 2022, it was announced German would become head coach of the Perth Demons (in the WAFL)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:German, Peter 1965 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 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