Peter Zeidler

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| name = Peter Zeidler

| image = Next Generation Trophy 2014 08 (cropped).JPG

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Zeidler in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany

| height = 1.84 m

| currentclub =

| manageryears1 = 1993–1995 | managerclubs1 = SV 03 Tübingen (player-coach)

| manageryears2 = 1996–1998 | managerclubs2 = TSV Böbingen (player-coach)

| manageryears3 = 2002–2004 | managerclubs3 = VfR Aalen

| manageryears4 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs4 = 1. FC Nürnberg II

| manageryears5 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs5 = Stuttgarter Kickers

| manageryears6 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs6 = Tours

| manageryears7 = 2012–2015 | managerclubs7 = FC Liefering

| manageryears8 = 2015 | managerclubs8 = Red Bull Salzburg

| manageryears9 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs9 = Sion

| manageryears10= 2017–2018 | managerclubs10= Sochaux

| manageryears11= 2018–2024 | managerclubs11= St. Gallen

| manageryears12= 2024 | managerclubs12= VfL Bochum

}}

Peter Zeidler (born 8 August 1962) is a German football manager, who last managed VfL Bochum.

Coaching career

Zeidler started his coaching career with VfR Aalen in 2002 and was appointed manager of 1. FC Nürnberg II three years later. Following a one-year spell as manager of Stuttgarter Kickers, he spent three years as Ralf Rangnick's assistant at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim before joining French Ligue 2 side Tours as the head coach in 2011. In 2012, he went on to FC Liefering, the second team of Red Bull Salzburg. On 22 June 2015, he became head coach of the first team.{{cite news|title=Liefering-Coach Zeidler übernimmt Bullen|url=http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/fussball-national/bundesliga/Liefering-Coach-Zeidler-uebernimmt-Bullen/193337860|access-date=22 June 2015|publisher=Österreich|date=22 June 2015|language=de}} On 3 December 2015, he was replaced by Thomas Letsch, who like Zeidler, also comes from FC Liefering.

On 1 June 2017, Zeidler was named manager of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.

On 3 June 2024, after six years at the helm of FC St. Gallen, he departed the club to take up the mantle at VfL Bochum.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcsg.ch/home/redaktionsbaum/1--mannschaft/20240603-zeidler-verlaesst-fcsg/|title=Peter Zeidler verlässt den FCSG|publisher=FC St. Gallen|date=3 June 2024|access-date=3 June 2024|language=de-ch}} He was sacked in October 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.vfl-bochum.de/de/news/2024/oktober/20/vfl-stellt-cheftrainer-zeidler-und-sportdirektor-lettau-frei|title=VfL stellt Cheftrainer Zeidler und Sportdirektor Lettau frei|publisher=vfl-bochum.de|date=20 October 2024|access-date=20 October 2024}}