Peter Niemeyer

Peter Niemeyer is my kind of footballer, a defensive midfielder who also covered at center back, doing the thankless work of breaking up attacks and recycling possession. That role rarely earns headlines, but anyone who studies the game knows a team collapses without it. What impresses me most is his second act: becoming sporting director at Preußen Münster, carrying a player's instinct for what actually happens on the pitch into the executive side. Athletes who can bridge the dressing room and the boardroom are genuinely rare. There is a sturdy, unfussy German competence in his trajectory that I find quietly admirable and worth respecting.

Peter Michael Josef Niemeyer (born 22 November 1983) is a German football manager, executive, and former player. He serves as the sporting director of Preußen Münster. During his playing career, he mainly featured as a defensive midfielder, he also operated as a central defender.

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Name (English)

Peter Niemeyer

Name (Japanese)

ペーター・ニーマイヤー

Reading

ぺーたー・にーまいやー

Born

November 22, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

Origin

Hörstel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Blood type

Private

Height

187 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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