Peter Neustädter

Peter Neustädter is a professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He played for the [Kazakhstan national Association football|football team|Kazakhstan national team].

Club career

Neustädter played for Zenit Leningrad, CSKA Moscow, Iskra Smolensk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Tavriya Simferopol, Kairat Almaty, Spartak Vladikavkaz, and Karlsruher SC in the Bundesliga. After a short spell at Chemnitzer FC, he moved to Mainz 05 in 1994, where he finished his career as a player in 2004.

International career

Neustädter played in 1996 twice for the Kazakhstan national team.

Coaching career

After retiring from professional playing, Neustädter played for and coached the German Oberliga team 1. FSV Mainz 05 II. His first match was a 1–0 loss to FC Nöttingen. Mainz II were eliminated in the first round of the 2005–06 DFB-Pokal against Karlsruher SC. Mainz II finished third in the 2005–06 Oberliga Südwest season. Then they finished second in the following season. Mainz II won the Oberliga Südwest during the 2007–08 season. Mainz II were promoted to the Regionalliga West and finished in fifth place during the 2008–09 season. Neustädter was head coach until 26 April 2010. His final match was a 3–1 loss against 1. FC Köln II. Mainz II were in 16th place when he left the club. On 17 September 2012, he was appointed as manager of TuS Koblenz. He was head coach until 20 August 2013.

Personal life

Neustädter was born in Kara-Balta in the Kirghiz SSR of the Soviet Union. He is the son of a Volga German father and a Ukrainian mother. Since 1992 he has resided in Germany, and is a German citizen.
His son Roman Neustädter is also a professional footballer and represented both Germany and Russia at full international level. His younger brother Andrej Neustädter also had a brief career as a professional football player.