Early career In his first coaching positions, Hyballa was initially in charge of youth teams, for example at his hometown clubs
Borussia Bocholt and
1. FC Bocholt, where he coached the U17s for two years. In 1998 he was discovered by
Preußen Münster, where he became responsible for the U17 for the next three years. In 2001, Hyballa moved from Münster to
Arminia Bielefeld, where he took on the position of U19 youth coach. After a short stint from 2002 to 2003 at Namibian club
Ramblers Windhoek, where had his first head coaching job, he returned to Germany. From 2003 to 2007, Hyballa coached the U19s of
VfL Wolfsburg and in 2007, he led the team to the final of the DFB U19 Cup, which was lost 1–2 to
1860 Munich. In the summer of 2007, Hyballa took over the U19s from
Borussia Dortmund. There, he won the 2008 Westphalia Cup, the 2009 West German title, finished runner-up of the 2009 DFB U19 Cup as well as runner-up to the 2008–09
Under 19 Bundesliga. The cup final was lost to the youth team of
SC Freiburg on penalties, and in the final of the German U19 championship Hyballa's team was defeated by
Thomas Tuchel's U19s from
1. FSV Mainz 05 with 1–2 the final score. On 15 April 2010, Hyballa signed a two-year contract as head coach of
Rot-Weiss Essen. After the club filed for bankruptcy on 4 June 2010, the contract was dissolved and
Alemannia Aachen hired him as head coach of their
2. Bundesliga team from the 2010–11 season on a two-year contract. On 13 September 2011, Hyballa and his assistant coach
Eric van der Luer were given leave of absence, and their contracts were terminated by mutual agreement. At that time, Alemannia Aachen only had three points and scored one goal, which meant that they were bottom of the league table. From January 2012 to June 2012, Peter Hyballa was the coach of the
Red Bull Salzburg reserves, where he was tasked with transitioning youth players to the first team. For the 2012–13 season, Hyballa signed a two-year contract with
Sturm Graz, but was dismissed while in the race for a
UEFA Europa League spot on 22 April 2013. For the final games of the 2013–14 season, Hyballa returned to Germany as
Sascha Lewandowski's assistant coach at
Bayer Leverkusen. Lewandowski had become caretaker coach after
Sami Hyypiä was dismissed from as manager. Both signed a contract until the end of the season and achieved the goal of qualifying for the
UEFA Champions League. After the
Bundesliga season was over, Hyballa stayed with Leverkusen in a new position; in June 2014 he signed a two-year contract as head coach of the Leverkusen U19s. After the end of his contract at the end in June 2016, Hyballa left Leverkusen.
NEC In May 2016,
Eredivisie club
NEC announced that Hyballa would become manager of the club from the summer, signing a two-year contract. Hyballa immediately stood out for his fanatical way of coaching, his controversial statements in interviews and behavior during matches. Hyballa managed to keep the team in mid-table during the first half of the season, but the team would experience a drop after the winter break. Despite this, the club hinted at a contract extension, praising Hyballa's handling of players, personality and drive. After the team ended up in the relegation zone after successive defeats, the board offered to place a more experienced manager alongside him in April 2017. Hyballa declined the offer, which he saw as "panic football". On 22 April, after a defeat against
Excelsior, the team were met by angry fans. Hyballa addressed the fans on behalf of the club and managed to turn the situation around. Two days later, on 24 April 2017, he was dismissed, two matches prior to the end of the competition, due to poor results and imminent relegation.
DAC Dunajská Streda The
German Football Association announced in May 2018 that Hyballa would become a teacher at the German coaching course. However, he broke the contract in July 2018, after he was appointed head coach of
Slovak Super Liga club
DAC Dunajská Streda. He managed to lead the club to a position as runner-up in the
2018–19 season – their highest finish in 16 years.
NAC Breda He coached
NAC Breda between February and July 2020, as the successor to
Ruud Brood. He would eventually leave after five months following a conflict with technical director Tom van den Abbeele.
Wisła Kraków On 3 December 2020, he signed a contract with the Polish
Ekstraklasa side
Wisła Kraków. On 14 May 2021 the Polish club announced that they had parted ways with Hyballa. The parting was preceded by a conflict with club legends
Kazimierz Kmiecik and
Jakub Błaszczykowski; the coach's results were also disappointing as Wisła was third from the bottom in the league standing when he left.
Esbjerg fB Hyballa signed a two-year contract with Danish club
Esbjerg fB on 24 May 2021. Less than two months into his tenure, Danish newspaper
B.T. reported that some players voiced feedback of the too demanding nature of the sessions. The following day,
Spillerforeningen, the Danish Player's Association, reprimanded the Esbjerg board after the American chairman Michael Kalt had toned down the conflict and informed
JydskeVestkysten that only a few players were involved in the demand. One day later, Hyballa demoted four key players to the reserve team:
Yuriy Yakovenko,
Jakob Ankersen,
Kevin Conboy and
Zean Dalügge. On 15 July, Esbjerg fB were reported to the Danish Labour Inspection Authority ("Arbejdstilsynet") by Spillerforeningen after reports came out concerns about his approach including allegations of high physical and mental intensity. The following week, Hyballa stated that he had always acted appropriately, and that he had only tried to motivate his players. On 24 July, Hyballa appointed the 19-year-old
Mads Larsen as the new
team captain. Three days later, on 27 July, new accusations arose against Hyballa – this time from
Kasper Pedersen – who had terminated his contract by mutual consent the day before. On 11 August after weeks of stories in the press and a bad start to the season, Hyballa resigned as manager of
Esbjerg fB and was replaced by
Roland Vrabec.
Türkgücü München On 20 September 2021, he was appointed as the new head coach of
Türkgücü München. He was sacked in November 2021.
AS Trenčín Following the release in Munich, Hyballa returned to
Fortuna Liga to manage
AS Trenčín. Hyballa was released after less than two months after his appointment on 27 July 2022 due to "mutual evaluation of the current situation". His assistant
Marián Zimen took on the managerial duties on a caretaker basis after the split. After just two league matchdays, in a press conference following 4-0
away defeat to reigning champions of
Slovan Bratislava, Hyballa was notably critical of the lack of quality and low transfer activity in the club.
Return to NAC Breda On 18 January 2023, Hyballa was presented as
NAC Breda's new head coach, following the dismissal of
Robert Molenaar. This marked his return to the Netherlands after leaving NAC in 2020 due to a conflict with then-technical director Tom van den Abbeele. He finished the
2022–23 season in 6th place, but lost in the promotion playoffs against
FC Emmen. He was sacked on 13 September 2023 by the club.
Sekhukhune United On 30 June 2024, Hyballa was appointed head coach of
South African Premiership club
Sekhukhune United. In early August, media reports emerged suggesting unrest within the squad, with several players reportedly dissatisfied with Hyballa's management style during pre-season preparations. The situation escalated following a training-ground incident described as a serious internal conflict, after which Hyballa's tenure was abruptly terminated before the start of the competitive season. On 10 August 2024, Sekhukhune United officially confirmed Hyballa's departure by mutual consent, without him having taken charge of the team in a competitive match. ==Career statistics==