| Oliver Zapel | |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Georgsmarienhütte, West Germany |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1987–1990 |
| Clubs1: | TuS Aumühle |
| Years2: | 1990–1992 |
| Clubs2: | Bergedorf 85 |
| Years3: | 1992–1994 |
| Clubs3: | SC Wentorf |
| Years4: | 1994–1996 |
| Clubs4: | Bergedorf 85 |
| Years5: | 1996–2001 |
| Clubs5: | TuS Hoisdorf |
| Years6: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs6: | SC Concordia |
| Years7: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs7: | Harburger TB |
| Years8: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs8: | USC Paloma |
| Years9: | 2004–2006 |
| Clubs9: | FC St. Georg-Horn |
| Years10: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs10: | TuS Hamburg |
| Years11: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs11: | SC Concordia |
| Manageryears1: | 2002–2003 |
| Managerclubs1: | Harburger TB (player-manager) |
| Manageryears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Managerclubs2: | FC St. Georg-Horn (player-manager) |
| Manageryears3: | 2006–2007 |
| Managerclubs3: | TuS Hamburg (player-manager) |
| Manageryears4: | 2009–2010 |
| Managerclubs4: | Rahlstedter SC |
| Manageryears5: | 2010–2012 |
| Managerclubs5: | Barsbütteler SV |
| Manageryears6: | 2012–2016 |
| Managerclubs6: | SV Eichede |
| Manageryears7: | 2013 |
| Managerclubs7: | SV Eichede II (interim) |
| Manageryears8: | 2016–2017 |
| Managerclubs8: | Sonnenhof Großaspach |
| Manageryears9: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs9: | Werder Bremen II |
| Manageryears10: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs10: | Fortuna Köln |
| Manageryears11: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs11: | Sonnenhof Großaspach |
| Manageryears12: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs12: | Phönix Lübeck |
Oliver Zapel (born 15 January 1968) is a German former footballer and manager, who was most recently the manager of Phönix Lübeck.
On 1 July 2016, Zapel became head coach of Sonnenhof Großaspach[1] but resigned just a year later.[2] He was appointed as the head coach of Werder Bremen II on 13 November 2017.[3] He was sacked on 5 February 2018.[4] On 22 April 2019, he was named the head coach of Fortuna Köln.[5] In 2019, he moved back to Großaspach.[6] He was sacked on 16 December 2019.[7]
In January 2022 he returned to management as the manager of Phönix Lübeck.[8] In June 2023 he resigned as manager for personal reasons.[9]
Zapel is married and has two children. He lives in Brunstorf near Hamburg.