Peer Posipal (born 3 July 1962, in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He spent three seasons in the

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with

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

, as well as five seasons in the 2. Bundesliga with Braunschweig and

Preußen Münster Preußen or Preussen is the German word for Prussia. It also refers to: Ships * Preußen (ship), ''Preußen'' (ship), windjammer built in 1902 * SMS Preußen (1873), SMS ''Preußen'' (1873), armored frigate * SMS Preußen (1903), SMS ''Preußen ...

Personal life

Peer Posipal is the son of

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June ...

winner

Josef Posipal Josef "Jupp" Posipal (20 June 1927 – 21 February 1997) was a German footballer. Born in Romania, he was part of the Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. During his club career he played for SV Linden 07, SV Arminia Hannove ...

and the father of Patrick Posipal, also a professional footballer.

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* 1962 births Living people German people of Romanian descent German men's footballers Footballers from Hamburg Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Eintracht Braunschweig players SC Preußen Münster players 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub