Peter Frymuth (born 14 December 1956 in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in ...

) is a German football official. He is currently vice president of the

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(german: 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

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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 3. Liga 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 Eller.

Personal

Frymuth comes from

Düsseldorf-Lohausen Lohausen is an urban quarter in the north of Düsseldorf, bordering on Stockum, Kaiserswerth, Unterrath Unterrath is one of the 50 quarters of the City of Düsseldorf, Germany. Located in the north of the city, it is part of Borough 6. It ...

. 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