Peter Peters (born 21 June 1962) is a German

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and football official.

Life

Peters studied business administration at the Technical University of Dortmund and completed his diploma in 1989. Before becoming a football official, he was head of the football editors for "Reviersport" magazine from 1987 to 1989, from 1989 to 1990 he volunteered at the Westfälische Rundschau and 1990 and 1991 he was sports editor of the

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. In 1991, he was Deputy Managing Director of

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Football official

In 1993 Peters became Managing Director of FC Schalke 04, and was appointed to its executive board in 1994. Since 1998, he is also managing director of "

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-companies". In September 2012 he received a permanent contract at the club. Besides his work at FC Schalke 04, Peters has assumed additional responsibilities. He is a member of the supervisory board of the DFL and the board of the League Association since 2004. 2006 to 2007, he was a member of

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's Stadium and Security Committee. During the

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, Peters was the CEO of the World Cup organizing committee at the Gelsenkirchen branch office. On March 15, 2007, Peters was elected deputy chairman of the supervisory board of the DFL and Vice President of the League Association. He was unanimously re-elected at the general meetings of the League Association In 2007, 2010 and 2013. As Vice-President of the League Association, he is also vice president and board member of the

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( German:Deutscher Fussball-Bund). In addition, Peters is Chairman of the board of DFL Sports Digital and Vice Chairman of DFL Sports Enterprise. He is a member of UEFA's Club Licensing since 2011 and a board member of the Bundesliga Foundation.

Family

Peters is married and has two children.

References

External links

dfb.debundesliga.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Peter German football chairmen and investors 1962 births FC Schalke 04 Living people FC Schalke 04 non-playing staff