Peter Frymuth
{{short description|German football official (born 1956)}}
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Peter Frymuth (born 14 December 1956{{cite web |url=http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/wm/dfb/peter-frymuth-im-portrait-bid-1.5549043 |title=Das ist Peter Frymuth |date=10 November 2015 |publisher=Rheinische Post|access-date=2016-07-05 |language=German}} in Düsseldorf{{cite web |url=http://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/fans/detail/15625-peter-frymuth-zum-vize-praesidenten-des-dfb-gewaehlt/9aa69b4db3d9e5b49e5f0cf6b6683903/1/ |title=Peter Frymuth zum Vize-Präsidenten des DFB gewählt |date=2013-10-25 |publisher=Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V.|access-date=2016-07-05 |language=German}}) is a German football official. He is currently vice president of the German Football Association ({{langx|de|Deutscher Fussball-Bund}}, DFB) and president of the Lower Rhine Football Association (German: Fußballverband Niederrhein, FVN).
Career
As early as the 1970s, Frymuth already had various functions in the Lower Rhine Football Association and the Western German Football and Athletics Association (German:Westdeutscher Fußball- und Leichtathletikverband, WFLV). In December 2006, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his volunteer activities in youth and amateur football. In 2013, Frymuth was elected president of FVN and vice president of the WFLV.{{cite web |url=http://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/kids-club/detail/15857-peter-frymuth-nimmt-abschied-als-vorstandsvorsitzender/fd1a5f7ec2e1f3c1dcab94941b678423/|title=Peter Frymuth nimmt Abschied als Vorstandsvorsitzender
|date=2014-01-31 |publisher=Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V. |access-date=2016-07-05 |language=German }}
From November 2004 to January 2014, Frymuth was CEO of Fortuna Düsseldorf. During this period, the club consolidated financially and rose from the 3. Liga to the Bundesliga. In 2014, he was named Düsseldorfer of the year in the category sports for his services.{{cite web |url=http://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/u23/detail/16868-peter-frymuth-ist-duesseldorfer-des-jahres/d35c4438920bd54ecf637367fa22450d/|title=Peter Frymuth ist Düsseldorfer des Jahres
|date=2014-12-09|publisher=Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V. |access-date=2016-07-05 |language=German }}
Since October 25, 2013, he has been vice president and member of the DFB presidium. He is responsible for "league operations and football development".{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/verbandsstruktur/praesidium/peter-frymuth/ |title=Peter Frymuth|date=20 January 2014|publisher=Deutscher Fussball-Bund|access-date=2016-07-05 |language=German }}
Frymuth works full-time as head of district administration in the Düsseldorf district Eller.
Personal
Frymuth comes from Düsseldorf-Lohausen. In his youth he played football at Lohausener SV. He is married and has two children.
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Category:German football chairmen and investors
Category:Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany