Peter Perchtold

Peter André Perchtold (born 2 September 1984) is a German football coach and former player who played as a midfielder and he is the currently assistant manager of the Austria national team.

Peter Perchtold

Perchtold with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Peter André Perchtold
Date of birth	(1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Nuremberg, West Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Austria (assistant coach)
Youth career
1992–2003	1. SC Feucht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	1. SC Feucht	32	(7)
2005–2008	VfB Stuttgart II	90	(22)
2007	VfB Stuttgart	2	(0)
2008–2009	1. FC Nürnberg	15	(1)
2010	1. FC Nürnberg II	2	(0)
2011	Gold Coast United	10	(0)
2011–2013	Mainz 05 II	2	(0)
Total		153	(30)
Managerial career
2013–2015	Mainz 05 II (assistant)
2015–2017	Mainz 05 (assistant)
2017–2019	Schalke 04 (assistant)
2020–2022	VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
2022–	Austria (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Perchtold was born in Nuremberg. In October 2007, he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart.^[1] He had his professional debut on 20 October 2007 against Hamburger SV.^[2]

In July 2008, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg.

In January 2011, he moved to A-League club Gold Coast United.^[3] He was sacked by Gold Coast United for not agreeing to cancel the final year of his two-year contract. In December 2011, an arbitrator ruled against Gold Coast United in this case and damages were awarded to Perchtold – including an amount for the impact to Perchtold's career due to the unfair sacking.^[4]

In July 2011, he joined Mainz 05 II and was made the side's captain. He was suspended until the end of August 2011 (four matches) after receiving a red card in his first match where his team lost 2–1 to Essen in round 1 of the Regionalliga West 2011–12 season.^[5]

Coaching career

In 2013 he became assistant coach of Martin Schmidt at Mainz 05 II. Two years later, Perchtold got the same position in the Bundesliga team of Mainz 05. He joined Schalke 04 as an assistant to Domenico Tedesco in 2017. In 2020, Perchtold became an assistant coach to Pellegrino Matarazzo at VfB Stuttgart.^[6]