Career
He played 185 games with the club, mostly in the midfield. Since retiring he has become a successful coach. His first assignment was with Burnie in 1995 before he moved into the American Federation of Labor-Congress. He was an assistant coach at Hawthorn and West Coast.
German coached Subiaco to the 2004 and 2006 WAFL premiership and was rewarded by being named as an assistant to Chris Connolly at Fremantle.
In 2009 German was appointed the senior coach job of the Casey Scorpions in the VFL, leading them to 6th spot on the ladder. However, they lost in the opening week of the finals to Collingwood.
In October it was announced German will be the new development coach for the Western Bulldogs and senior coach of Williamstown. As of 2014, German has been coaching the Coburg Lions in the VFL.