Peter Knäbel

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)
1995St. 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

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

Coaching and managerial career

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Prototyp Labbadia: "Ich habe Bock darauf"" (in German). kicker. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Hamburger SV" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b "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.
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