 In October 2007, Dean Thomas appointed him as assistant manager at Hinckley United.Platnauer left Hinckley United in August 2011, and returned to Bedford Town as assistant manager.He took charge as manager again in 2011, and led the "Eagles" to a tenth-place finish in the Southern League in 2011–12 and 2012–13, before he was forced to resign as part of the club's cost-cutting measures in May 2013.