Peter Nennstiel

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Peter Nennstiel (born December 11, 1934 in Gießen ; † July 6,  2009 ) was a German basketball coach .

career

Peter Nennstiel, who was also known by his nickname “Pit”, played soccer, handball and water polo as a teenager. He came to basketball later. He worked at MTV 1846 Giessen first as a player, then as a coach.

As a basketball coach, he led the Giessen team to the first German championship title in the club's history in 1965. He was credited with having given the decisive tactical move during a break in the hard-fought final phase of the final against VfL Osnabrück , which ultimately resulted in Ernie Butler's goal , through which MTV defeated Lower Saxony with 69:68 and thus won the title .

Nennstiel, who worked as a teacher, later moved from Gießen to Nidda , where he worked as a youth coach in handball and as a football coach for SC Viktoria Nidda.

He died in July 2009 at the age of 74.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death July 8, 2009 from Giessen Allgemeine Zeitung no. 155/2009, p.21
  2. ↑ GIESSEN 46ers | Young, unorthodox, successful: Peter Nennstiel - GIESSEN 46ers. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
  3. ↑ GIESSEN 46ers | LTi 46ers mourn Peter Nennstiel - GIESSEN 46ers. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Nennstiel, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nominal stem, pit (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German basketball coach
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH to water
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 2009