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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Reinbek, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1989 | Werder Bremen | 281 | (82) |
| 1990–1992 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 50 | (2) |
| Total | 331 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1982 | West Germany B | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | West Germany | 16 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2003–2005 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 2006–2007 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 2008–2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2014–2016 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2016 | Darmstadt 98 | ||
| 2017 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2019 | KFC Uerdingen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Norbert Meier (born 20 September 1958) is a German former football player, who played as a midfielder, and manager who last managed KFC Uerdingen.
Playing career
Meier's career as a player was spent mostly at SV Werder Bremen where he played first team football from 1980 to 1990. During this time he also made 16 appearances for West Germany in midfield scoring twice.[1]
Meier ended his playing days at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he played two and a half years.[2]
Coaching career
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Meier started his coaching career by taking over the reserve side of Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 July 1996.[3] Meier coached them until 30 November 1997.[3] Meier coached the senior squad between 1 December 1997 and 1 April 1998.[3] Meier rejoined the reserve team on 1 July 1998.[3]
MSV Duisburg
Meier officially took over for MSV Duisburg on 1 January 2003.[4] Meier is most recently noted as coach at MSV Duisburg when he lost his temper in their match against 1. FC Köln on 6 December 2005.[5] In the 82nd minute, Meier was arguing with Köln's Albert Streit when Meier suddenly fell down. Referee Manuel Gräfe sent Streit off with a red card. After the incident was reviewed on television, it became clear that it had not been Streit who hit Meier, but that Meier was play-acting. In fact, Meier had given Streit a headbutt. The club sacked Meier on 8 December 2005.[6] The German FA banned him for three months from any management activities on 15 December 2005.
Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden presented Meier as the new manager on 10 September 2006.[7] Meier was sacked on 24 September 2007.[8]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf hired Meier on 1 January 2008.[9] Meier was sacked after being relegated after the 2012–13 season.[10]
Arminia Bielefeld
Meier took over Arminia Bielefeld on 24 February 2014.[11]
Darmstadt 98
He was appointed as the new head coach of Darmstadt 98 on 10 June 2016.[12] On 5 December 2016, he was sacked.[13]
1. FC Kaiserslautern
On 3 January 2017, Meier was appointed as manager of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He signed a contract until June 2018.[14] Meier was sacked on 20 September 2017.[15]
KFC Uerdingen
Meier took over KFC Uerdingen on 3 February 2019.[16] He was sacked on 15 March 2019.[17]
Managerial statistics
- As of 3 January 2017
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 1 July 1996[3] | 30 November 1997[3] | — | |||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 December 1997[3] | 1 April 1998[3] | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18.18 | [18] |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 1 July 1998[3] | 30 June 2001[3] | 94 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 42.55 | |
| MSV Duisburg | 1 January 2003[4] | 8 December 2005[6] | 108 | 42 | 25 | 41 | 38.89 | [19] |
| Dynamo Dresden | 10 September 2006[7] | 24 September 2007[8] | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 36.36 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 January 2008[9] | 27 May 2013[10] | 200 | 91 | 49 | 60 | 45.50 | [20] |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 24 February 2014[11] | 10 June 2016 | 92 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 39.13 | [21] |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 10 June 2016[12] | 5 December 2016[13] | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20.00 | [22] |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 January 2017[14] | 19 September 2017[15] | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25.00 | [23] |
| KFC Uerdingen | 3 February 2019 | 15 March 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 595 | 236 | 162 | 197 | 39.66 | — | ||
Honours
Player
Werder Bremen
- Bundesliga: 1987–88; runner-up: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 1988–89, 1989–90
- DFL-Supercup: 1988[24]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 1991–92
Manager
Individual
References
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Norbert Meier – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Norbert Meier – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Norbert Meier" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Meier neuer Mann auf MSV-Trainerstuhl". kicker (in German). 20 November 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Trotzig aus der Schublade" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Der MSV entlässt Norbert Meier". kicker (in German). 8 December 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Norbert Meier coacht Dynamo". kicker (in German). 9 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Perfekt: Geyer in Dresden". kicker (in German). 25 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Meier übernimmt das Zepter". kicker (in German). 1 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b Röhn, Tim (27 May 2013). "Fortuna-Bosse wollen Meier-Rauswurf nicht erklären". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Cottbus feuert Schmidt, Bielefeld holt Meier". Die Welt (in German). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer". dfb.de. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b "SV 98 trennt sich von Meier und Fach". sv98.de. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Norbert Meier neuer cheftrainer des FCK". 1. FC Kaiserslautern (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b "FCK: Meier muss gehen – Paula übernimmt vorerst". kicker.de. 20 September 2017.
- ^ "KFC Uerdingen: Norbert Meier neuer Trainer". dfb.de. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "KFC trennt sich von Norbert Meier". kfc-uerdingen.de. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Bor. Mönchengladbach" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "MSV Duisburg". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Arminia Bielefeld". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "SV Darmstadt 98". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Norbert Meier profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Deutscher Supercup, 1988, Finale". dfb.de. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Arminia dominiert: Klos und Meier sind Spieler und Trainer der Saison" [Arminia dominates: Klos and Meier are player and manager of the season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
External links
- Norbert Meier at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Norbert Meier at WorldFootball.net
- Norbert Meier at National-Football-Teams.com
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