Robin Peter
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987年07月31日) 31 July 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Erlabrunn (Breitenbrunn), East Germany | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ADO Den Haag (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2024–2025 | FC Emmen | ||
| 2025– | ADO Den Haag | ||
Robin Peter (born 31 July 1987) is a German professional football manager who is the head coach of ADO Den Haag.
Career
[edit ]Peter was born in Erlabrunn (Breitenbrunn) [de] in the state of Saxony.[1] He was a coach in the youth teams of RB Leipzig from 2011 to 2023.[2] He passed his football coaching course in 2021, and after winning the Saxony Cup and coming 6th in the Bundesliga with the under-17 team in 2021–22, his contract was extended to 2024.[3] He was also an assistant to the Germany under-18 team.[4]
On 11 June 2024, Peter was given his first senior coaching job, on a one-year deal at FC Emmen in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[4] His debut on 9 August was a 2–1 home loss to FC Dordrecht.[5] On 25 January 2025, with the team 9th and without a win for two months, he was sacked; assistant Alfons Arts succeeded him for the rest of the season.[6]
On 21 March 2025, Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge K.S.V. appointed Jimmy De Wulf as head coach and Peter as assistant.[7]
ADO Den Haag
[edit ]On 14 July 2025, Peter was appointed head coach of ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract, returning to the Eerste Divisie.[8] He oversaw a strong opening to the 2025–26 season, with a 5–1 home victory over relegated Willem II on 10 August giving ADO the top of the table on the opening day.[9] ADO held the lead from mid-October onwards without interruption, accruing 91 points across all matches played in calendar year 2025—the highest single-year total in the history of the Eerste Divisie, surpassing the record of 89 set by RKC Waalwijk in 1987.[10] After a brief wobble of five consecutive defeats in December and January, the club reasserted themselves and on 17 March 2026 confirmed promotion to the Eredivisie with a 1–0 home win over Jong Utrecht, ending five years in the second tier.[11] It was the earliest calendar-date promotion in the history of the division, and in terms of rounds played—32 of 38—equalled the record set by NEC in the 2014–15 season.[12] At 38 and 253 days, Peter was the second-youngest manager to win the Eerste Divisie title, behind Thijs Libregts, who had done so with Excelsior in 1979, aged 38 years and 151 days.[13] The Swiss research bureau CIES ranked ADO as the most effective pressing team among 883 clubs across 56 competitions worldwide.[14]
Honours
[edit ]ADO Den Haag
References
[edit ]- ^ Fassbender, Wout (15 July 2025). "De nieuwe trainer van ADO Den Haag: gedreven door voetbal uit Red Bull-school, sociaal en vasthoudend". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Robin Peter nieuwe hoofdtrainer ADO Den Haag" (in Dutch). Haagse Top Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Fritz, Thomas. "RB verlängert mit U17-Cheftrainer Robin Peter" (in German). RB Live. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Robin Peter is de nieuwe coach van FC Emmen, oefenmeester tekent voor één seizoen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Foekens, Sander (10 August 2025). "Meningen na verloren wedstrijd FC Emmen zijn hetzelfde: 'Onverdiend, maar zeker hoopgevend'" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "FC Emmen en Robin Peter per direct uit elkaar" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Jimmy De Wulf promu nouvel entraîneur du Cercle Bruges" (in French). 7 Sur 7. Belga. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Heimgartner, Rogier. "ADO Den Haag presenteert Robin Peter als nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Gedegradeerd Willem II keihard onderuit bij seizoensouverture tegen ADO" (in Dutch). NOS. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "ADO heeft nu al het best presterende elftal aller tijden in een kalenderjaar" [ADO already have the best performing side of all time in a calendar year]. Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). 17 December 2025. Archived from the original on 28 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag Promoveert naar de VriendenLoterij Eredivisie" [ADO Den Haag promoted to the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie]. VriendenLoterij Eredivisie (in Dutch). 17 March 2026. Archived from the original on 28 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Nooijens, Hein (17 March 2026). "ADO pakt record met historisch snelle promotie, ook Cambuur op rand Eredivisie" [ADO break record with historically fast promotion, Cambuur also on the brink of Eredivisie]. NU.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Fassbender, Wout. "Kampioensjaar van ADO Den Haag in cijfers". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Frouws, Bart (17 March 2026). "Promotiefeest in Den Haag: ADO op alle fronten de sterkste" [Promotion party in The Hague: ADO the strongest on all fronts]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Erzgebirgskreis
- German football managers
- RB Leipzig non-playing staff
- FC Emmen managers
- Cercle Brugge KSV non-playing staff
- ADO Den Haag managers
- Eerste Divisie managers
- German expatriate football managers
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands