Peter Zeidler (born 8 August 1962) is a German football

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, who is the current manager of

FC Lausanne-Sport Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tier Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challeng ...

in the

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Coaching career

Zeidler started his coaching career with

VfR Aalen Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, tab ...

in 2002 and was appointed manager of 1. FC Nürnberg II three years later. Following a one-year spell as manager of

Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German footb ...

, he spent three years as

Ralf Rangnick Ralf Dietrich Rangnick (; born 29 June 1958) is a German professional football coach, executive, and former player who is currently the manager of the Austria national team. Rangnick began his coaching career in 1983, succeeding his career as a ...

's assistant at

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before joining French

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side

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as the head coach in 2011. In 2012, he went on to

FC Liefering FC Liefering GmbH is an Football in Austria, Austrian association football club, originally from Salzburg#Districts, Liefering, Salzburg. It currently plays in the Austrian Football Second League, Second League, the second tier of Austrian f ...

, the second team of Red Bull Salzburg. On 22 June 2015, he became head coach of the first team. On 3 December 2015, he was replaced by

Thomas Letsch Thomas Letsch (born 26 August 1968) is a German professional Association football, football manager who is manager of Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg. Managerial career Letsch was never a professional footballer and started his coa ...

, who like Zeidler, also comes from FC Liefering. On 1 June 2017, Zeidler was named manager of

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a Football in France, French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Championnat N ...

. On 3 June 2024, after six years at the helm of

FC St. Gallen Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. It is the oldest football club in continental Europe after Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. The tea ...

, he departed the club to take up the mantle at

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

. He was sacked in October 2024. On 21 June 2025, he returned to the

, taking the helm at

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