Peter Antoine

Peter Antoine
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-09-25)25 September 1944
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Date of death 12 October 2023(2023-10-12) (aged 79)
Place of death Sweden
Managerial career
Years Team
1991–1993 Mjällby AIF
1993 Jonsereds IF
1994–1996 Mjällby AIF
1998 Kalmar AIK
1999–2001 Assyriska FF
2002 FK Karlskrona

Peter Antoine (25 September 1944 – 12 October 2023) was a German football manager and player who spent most of his career in Sweden.

Career

Antoine was born in Essen, Germany. He played for 1860 Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. He moved to Sweden early in his adult life, remaining there until his death, and managed several Swedish clubs. He later worked as a commentator at TV4.

Personal life and death

Antoine was a German citizen. He lived in Hällevik. In 2015 he fell and broke his leg. After suffering bone rot, he had to have his right leg amputated. He died from pneumonia on 12 October 2023, at the age of 79.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Börjesson, Robert (28 September 2017). "Peter Antoine har amputerat benet" [Peter Antoine has had his leg amputated]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Daniel Grefve (12 October 2023). "Förre fotbollstränaren Peter Antoine död" [Former football coach Peter Antoine dead] (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Lagnelius, Emil K (28 August 2018). "Antoine: "Stor risk att jag måste amputera"" [Antoine: "Great risk that I will have to amputate"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Conny Pettersson (22 November 2002). "Inte bara fotbollar i luften för Antoine" [Not just footballs in the air for Antoine] (in Swedish). Sydöstran. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Norberg, Simon; Wagner, Michael; Leifby, Marcus (13 October 2023). "Peter Antoine är död – blev 79 år gammal" [Peter Antoine is dead - was 79 years old]. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 13 October 2023.