Peter Knäbel

Peter Knäbel (born 2 October 1966) is a German football manager and former player.

Peter Knäbel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-10-02) 2 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Witten, West Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1985	VfL Bochum II
1984–1988	VfL Bochum	38	(5)
1988–1993	FC St. Pauli	131	(7)
1993–1994	1. FC Saarbrücken	19	(3)
1994–1995	1860 Munich	2	(0)
1995	→ St. Gallen (loan)
1995–1998	1. FC Nürnberg	65	(5)
1998–2000	FC Winterthur
Managerial career
1995–1998	1. FC Nürnberg (youth)
1998–2000	FC Winterthur (playing manager)
2015	Hamburger SV (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching and managerial career

Knäbel was head coach of Nationalliga B side FC Winterthur until 2000.^[1]

He also is an expert for Swiss TV's football coverage.^[2]

Knäbel was the Sporting Director of Hamburger SV.^[3] He also became the interim head coach of the club on 22 March 2015 after Josef Zinnbauer was sacked.^[3] He became the 19th head coach of Hamburg since 2000.^[1] In his debut, on 4 April 2015, Hamburg lost to Bayer Leverkusen 4–0.^[4] In the second match, on 11 April 2015, Hamburg lost to VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 and dropped down into the relegation zone.^[5] He was replaced on 15 April 2015 by Bruno Labbadia.^[6] He had lost both matches as head coach^[7] and failed to score in either match.^[8]

On 15 April 2018, Knäbel was appointed Technical Director of the youth football academy of FC Schalke 04.^[9]

Coaching record

As of 11 April 2015

Team	From	To	Record
			M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref.
Hamburger SV	22 March 2015[3]	15 April 2015[6]	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00	[7][8]

Honours

• DFB-Pokal finalist: 1987–88

References

1. "Peter Knäbel verkörpert das Dilemma des HSV" (in German). Die Welt. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. "In eigener Sache - Peter Knäbel wird SRF-Experte in der Champions League". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. "HSV entlässt Zinnbauer - Knäbel übernimmt". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
4. "Castro verdirbt Knäbel das Debüt gründlich" (in German). kicker. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
5. "HSV rutscht auf direkten Abstiegsplatz". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
6. "Prototyp Labbadia: "Ich habe Bock darauf"" (in German). kicker. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
7. "Hamburger SV" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
8. "Hamburger SV". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
9. "Peter Knäbel wird Technischer Direktor des FC Schalke 04 - Fußball". Fußball (in German). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

External links

• Peter Knäbel at fussballdaten.de (in German)