Peter German

Peter German
German in July 2025
General Manager of Northern Bullants
(known as Preston from 20 August 2025)
In office
24 March 2025 – 21 October 2025
Preceded byDarren Bassett
Succeeded byClub liquidated
Personal details
BornPeter German
(1965-02-02) 2 February 1965

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Nickname Germo
Original team Oak Park
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position Rover/midfielder
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1994 North Melbourne 185 (201)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1991 Victoria 2nd XVIII 2 (1)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1995–1997 Burnie Dockers 63 (46–17–0)
1998–1999 Hawthorn reserves 40 (12–28–0)
2002 Peel Thunder 18 (7–11–0)
2003–2007 Subiaco 88 (71–17–0)
2009 Casey 19 (10–9–0)
2010–2013 Williamstown 83 (58–24–1)
2014–2017 Coburg 72 (20–52–0)
2019 Albury 4 (3–1–0)
2021–2022 Corowa-Rutherglen 31 (11–20–0)
2023–2024 Perth 34 (6–27–1)
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter German (born 2 February 1965) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He played 185 matches for North Melbourne in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) between 1984 and 1994.

Since retiring as a player, German has served as the senior coach of nine clubs across four different states. He is a two-time premiership-winning coach in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and a life member of the Victorian Football League (VFL).