Norbert Nigbur

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Norbert Nigbur
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Nigbur in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-05-08) 8 May 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
SV Gelsenkirchen 06
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1976 Schalke 04 289 (0)
1976–1979 Hertha BSC 101 (0)
1979–1983 Schalke 04 104 (0)
1983–1984 VfB Hüls (0)
1984–1985 Rot-Weiss Essen 27 (0)
International career
1966–1973 West Germany U23 4 (0)
1975–1981 West Germany B 5 (0)
1974–1980 West Germany 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1974 West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norbert Nigbur (born 8 May 1948) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Schalke 04. He made six appearances for the West Germany national team.

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Career

Nigbur was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He joined Gelsenkirchen's biggest club, Schalke 04, from SV Gelsenkirchen 06 in 1966, playing 456 matches in the Bundesliga for Schalke and Hertha BSC in between 1966 and 1983, [1] being the first first-team player from Schalke joining the club from Berlin after the Bundesligaskandal in 1970–71. His biggest success on club level was the DFB-Pokal trophy with hometown side Schalke 04 in 1972. In the 1980s and after the end of his last Schalke contract, Nigbur played for teams as VfB Hüls, Rot-Weiss Essen and FC Luthenberg outside the top two German divisions.

He was capped on six occasions by West Germany, [2] and was a member of the West German squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [4]
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Europe DFL-Ligapokal Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 1966–67 Bundesliga 28030——310
1967–68 18010——190
1968–69 31050——360
1969–70 2303060—320
1970–71 31020——330
1971–72 34090——430
1972–73 340306090520
1973–74 24010——250
1974–75 33030——360
1975–76 33020——350
Total2890320120903420
Hertha BSC 1976–77 Bundesliga33070——400
1977–78 34060——400
1978–79 34080100—520
Total1010210100—1320
Schalke 04 1979–80 Bundesliga28050——330
1980–81 27010——280
1981–82 2. Bundesliga 38010——390
1982–83 Bundesliga11020——130
Total104090——1130
Career total4940620220905870

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Norbert Nigbur – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Norbert Nigbur – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "West Germany's World Cup squad 1974". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Norbert Nigbur » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
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