Peter Niemeyer

German footballer (born 1983)

Peter Niemeyer

Niemeyer in 2010

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1983-11-22) 22 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth|  Hörstel, West Germany
Height|  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Defensive midfielder, centre back
Youth career
0000–1996|  Teuto Riesenbeck
1996–1999|  Borussia Emsdetten
1999–2002|  Twente
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2002–2007|  Twente|  106|  (4)
2007–2011|  Werder Bremen|  32|  (2)
2007–2010|  Werder Bremen II|  12|  (1)
2010–2011|  → Hertha BSC (loan)|  28|  (3)
2011–2015|  Hertha BSC|  93|  (6)
2015–2018|  Darmstadt 98|  50|  (2)
Total|  |  321|  (18)
International career
2005–2006|  Germany U21|  6|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter 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.

## Club career

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Although born in Germany, Niemeyer spent the first years of his professional career in the Netherlands, playing for FC Twente in the Eredivisie. In January 2007, he joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, appearing in three league games for the main squad in the 2006–07 season.

On 29 September 2007, Niemeyer participated in the 8–1 home crushing of Arminia Bielefeld, scoring the game opener and his first Bundesliga goal. Incidentally, he fell out with an injury in the match after just 33 minutes.

In the 2008–09 season, Niemeyer appeared in a career-best 25 official games, including five in the UEFA Cup, as Werder reached the final against Shakhtar Donetsk, where he started in a 2–1 overtime loss.

On 9 August 2010, Niemeyer moved on loan to Hertha BSC, who were relegated to the second division the season before.[1]

On 3 August 2015, Niemeyer signed for recently promoted SV Darmstadt 98 in the Bundesliga on a three-year deal.[2] On 1 September 2018, after the closing of the 2018 summer transfer window, he announced he had not received an offer to renew his contract and would leave the club.[3] He retired from football shortly afterwards.[4]

## International career

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Niemeyer played six games for the Germany under-21 team under manager Dieter Eilts. In the summer of 2006, he took part in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal.[5]

## Coaching and executive career

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Between 2019 and 2020, Niemeyer was the coach of the FC Twente U21 team. At the same time he worked as the assistant coach of the first team under manager Gonzalo García and functioned as head of the youth department.[6]

In July 2020, Niemeyer signed a contract until 2023 as sports director of Preußen Münster in Regionalliga West.[7][8]

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | Ref.

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Twente | 2002–03 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 |  |  | — | — | 3 | 0 | [9]
2003–04 | 31 | 1 |  |  | — | — | 31 | 1 | [9]
2004–05 | 27 | 1 |  |  | — | — | 27 | 1 | [9]
2005–06 | 30 | 2 |  |  | — | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | [9]
2006–07 | 15 | 0 |  |  | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | [9]
Total | 106 | 4 |  |  | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 115 | 4 | —
Werder Bremen | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | [9]
2007–08 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | [9]
2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | [9]
2009–10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | [10]
Total | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | —
Werder Bremen II | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | [9]
2007–08 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | [9]
2008–09 | 3\. Liga | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | [9]
Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | —
Hertha BSC | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | [11]
2011–12 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | [12]
2012–13 | 2\. Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | [13]
2013–14 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | [14]
2014–15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | [15]
Total | 121 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 10 | —
Darmstadt 98 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | [16]
2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | [17]
2017–18 | 2\. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | [18]
Total | 50 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | —
Career total | 321 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 368 | 19 | —

1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
2. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie playoffs, German League Cup, and German relegation playoff

## Honours

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Werder Bremen

* DFB-Pokal: 2008–09
* UEFA Cup runner-up: 2008–09

Hertha BSC[19]

* 2\. Bundesliga: 2011–12, 2012–13

## References

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1. ^ "Hertha zahlt 200.000 Euro für Niemeyer" [Hertha pays 200.000 Euros for Niemeyer] (in German). Berlin Online. 9 August 2010.[dead link]
2. ^ "Lilien verpflichten Peter Niemeyer von Hertha BSC" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
3. ^ "Niemeyers Zeit am Bölle ist zu Ende". kicker Online (in German). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
4. ^ Jahn, Michael (6 November 2018). "Ex-Hertha-Kapitän Peter Niemeyer: Das Relegationsspiel war unmöglich". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. ^ "Peter Niemeyer - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
6. ^ Ten Voorde, Leon (6 June 2019). "Opleiding FC Twente in handen van Eric Weghorst en Peter Niemeyer". Tubantia (in Dutch).
7. ^ Weskamp, Marcel (18 July 2020). "Peter Niemeyer wird neuer Sportdirektor beim SC Preußen Münster". SC Preußen Münster (in German).
8. ^ Schuth, Joachim (22 July 2021). "Preußens Sport-Boss Niemeyer: Job fordert und bereichert mich!". bild.de (in German).
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Peter Niemeyer » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
10. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
11. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
12. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
13. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
14. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
15. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
16. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
17. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
18. ^ "Peter Niemeyer". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
19. ^ "2. Bundesliga 2012/13 | 34. Spieltag | Ergebnisse & Termine". kicker (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2021.

## External links

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* Peter Niemeyer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
* Peter Niemeyer Interview

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals