| Peter Knäbel | |
| Birth Date: | 1966 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Witten, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Years1: | 1984–1985 |
| Clubs1: | VfL Bochum II |
| Years2: | 1984–1988 |
| Clubs2: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1988–1993 |
| Clubs3: | FC St. Pauli |
| Caps3: | 131 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs4: | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs5: | 1860 Munich |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1995 |
| Clubs6: | → St. Gallen (loan) |
| Years7: | 1995–1998 |
| Clubs7: | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Caps7: | 65 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 1998–2000 |
| Clubs8: | FC Winterthur |
| Manageryears1: | 1995–1998 |
| Managerclubs1: | 1. FC Nürnberg (youth) |
| Manageryears2: | 1998–2000 |
| Managerclubs2: | FC Winterthur (playing manager) |
| Manageryears3: | 2015 |
| Managerclubs3: | Hamburger SV (caretaker) |
Peter Knäbel (born 2 October 1966) is a German football manager and former player.
Knäbel was head coach of Nationalliga B side FC Winterthur until 2000.[1]
He also is an expert for Swiss TV's football coverage.[2]
Knäbel was the Sporting Director of Hamburger SV.[3] He also became the interim head coach of the club on 22 March 2015 after Josef Zinnbauer was sacked.[3] He became the 19th head coach of Hamburg since 2000.[1] In his debut, on 4 April 2015, Hamburg lost to Bayer Leverkusen 4–0.[4] In the second match, on 11 April 2015, Hamburg lost to VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 and dropped down into the relegation zone.[5] He was replaced on 15 April 2015 by Bruno Labbadia.[6] He had lost both matches as head coach[7] and failed to score in either match.[8]
On 15 April 2018, Knäbel was appointed Technical Director of the youth football academy of FC Schalke 04.[9]