Since retiring as a player at North Melbourne in the AFL, he has been an assistant coach at Hawthorn, West Coast, Fremantle and the Bulldogs.
During his time in the WAFL, he coached the West Australian state side v South Australia in 2006.
After leading them to sixth place on the ladder and the first round of the finals, he was named VFL coach of the year.
[3] German was appointed as coach of Ovens and Murray Football League team Albury Tigers for 2019, but departed with mutual consent only four games into the season.
After just one season, disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced German would return to the Ovens and Murray Football League with Corowa-Rutherglen.