Klaus-Dieter Petersen (born November 6, 1968) is a former German team handball player and current trainer for the youth team of the German club THW Kiel, where he played himself.

He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the German national team.

Petersen started playing at SG Misburg and later TST Anderten.

In 1986 he joined second tier side GWD Minden, where he would make his profesional debut.

He then moved to Wilhelmshavener HV, where he in addition to being the coached, also played two matches for them in 2008.