Peter Zeidler

Peter Zeidler interests me as a footballing journeyman in the best sense, a man who went from player to coach and worked his way up to managing Grasshopper Club Zürich. Born near Stuttgart in 1962, still on the touchline well past sixty, he clearly lives and breathes the game. I imagine him pairing that German instinct for structure with the adaptability you only earn by coaching across borders. There's something I genuinely admire about a coach who keeps reinventing himself rather than coasting on past results. To me, lifers like Zeidler are the unsung backbone of the sport, and I respect the devotion.

Name (English)

Peter Zeidler

Name (Japanese)

ペーター・ツァイドラー

Reading

ぺーたー・つぁいどらー

Born

August 8, 1962 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

Origin

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

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%84%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Stuttgart Government Region
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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