Peter Zeidler: Who is the Bochum head coach with links to Ralf Rangick?
Peter Zeidler has worked at VfB Stuttgart and Hoffenheim, but the Bochum job is his first in the Bundesliga as a head coach. bundesliga.com finds out more about the experienced German tactician...
Stats correct as of 1 September 2024
Age: 62 (born 8 August 1962)
Club: Bochum
Role: Head coach
Country: Germany
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Zeidler has signed two-year deal with Bochum through to the summer of 2026. It's his first post as a first-team coach in the Bundesliga, though he did work as Hoffenheim assistant between 2008 and 2011. Since then, the former Stuttgart academy & reserves, Aalen, Nuremberg II and Stuttgarter Kickers boss has worked in France, Austria and Switzerland.
Zeidler's longest tenure was at St. Gallen, where he presided over 242 competitive games during a six-year spell. His team never finished lower than seventh, while he led them to the Swiss Super League runners-up berth in 2019/20. The Schwäbisch Gmünd native averaged 1.48 points per game, before switching to Bochum ahead of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season.
Coaches a bit like: Ralf Rangnick
Zeidler's preference for quick, vertical transitions and high pressing is closely aligned with Rangnick’s philosophies, which perhaps isn't all that surprising. The Bochum coach worked under the so-called 'godfather of Gegenpressing', and architect of the Red Bull game model, at Hoffenheim between 2008 and 2010, before refining his approach at RB Salzburg.
Did you know?
The 2012/13 Austrian Regionalliga West title is the only piece of silverware Zeidler has won as a coach - with Austrian side Liefering. His squad included two current Bundesliga players: Holstein Kiel goalkeeper Thomas Dähne and Borussia Mönchengladbach right-back Stefan Lainer.
What they're saying
"With his positive, aggressive playing philosophy and his passionate nature, he brings exactly what we need to continue to develop in sporting terms." - Bochum sporting director Marc Lettau
"He wants to bring order to chaos. He doesn't want to take risks defensively, but wants to play full-risk attacking football." - St. Gallen midfielder Jordi Quintillà
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