Norbert Meier

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Norbert Meier
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Meier in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-09-20) 20 September 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Reinbek, West Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1989 Werder Bremen 281 (82)
1990–1992 Borussia Mönchengladbach 50 (2)
Total331(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.

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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
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %Ref.
Borussia Mönchengladbach II1 July 1996 [3] 30 November 1997 [3] —
Borussia Mönchengladbach1 December 1997 [3] 1 April 1998 [3] 11245018.18 [18]
Borussia Mönchengladbach II1 July 1998 [3] 30 June 2001 [3] 94402727042.55
MSV Duisburg 1 January 2003 [4] 8 December 2005 [6] 108422541038.89 [19]
Dynamo Dresden 10 September 2006 [7] 24 September 2007 [8] 44161414036.36
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 January 2008 [9] 27 May 2013 [10] 200914960045.50 [20]
Arminia Bielefeld 24 February 2014 [11] 10 June 201692363224039.13 [21]
SV Darmstadt 98 10 June 2016 [12] 5 December 2016 [13] 153210020.00 [22]
1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 January 2017 [14] 19 September 2017 [15] 246612025.00 [23]
KFC Uerdingen 3 February 201915 March 20197034000.00
Total595236162197039.66—

Honours

Player

Werder Bremen

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Manager

Individual

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  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Norbert Meier – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF . Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Trotzig aus der Schublade" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
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  7. 1 2 "Norbert Meier coacht Dynamo". kicker (in German). 9 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Perfekt: Geyer in Dresden". kicker (in German). 25 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Meier übernimmt das Zepter". kicker (in German). 1 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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  11. 1 2 "Cottbus feuert Schmidt, Bielefeld holt Meier". Die Welt (in German). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer". dfb.de. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  13. 1 2 "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.
  14. 1 2 "Norbert Meier neuer cheftrainer des FCK". 1. FC Kaiserslautern (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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