Peter Frymuth (born 14 December 1956 in

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) is a German

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official. He is currently vice president of the

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(, DFB) and president of the

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(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

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for his volunteer activities in youth and amateur football. In 2013, Frymuth was elected president of FVN and vice president of the WFLV. From November 2004 to January 2014, Frymuth was CEO of

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. During this period, the club consolidated financially and rose from the

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to the

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. In 2014, he was named ''Düsseldorfer of the year'' in the category sports for his services. Since October 25, 2013, he has been vice president and member of the DFB

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. He is responsible for "league operations and football development". Frymuth works full-time as head of district administration in the Düsseldorf district

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Personal

Frymuth comes from

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. In his youth he played football at Lohausener SV. He is married and has two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frymuth, Peter German football chairmen and investors Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1956 births Living people