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Norbert Meier
Meier in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-09-20) 20 September 1958 (age 67)
Place of birthReinbek, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PositionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1989Werder Bremen281(82)
1990–1992Borussia Mönchengladbach50(2)
Total331(84)
International career
1981–1982West Germany B3(0)
1982–1985West Germany16(2)
Managerial career
1997–1998Borussia Mönchengladbach
2003–2005MSV Duisburg
2006–2007Dynamo Dresden
2008–2013Fortuna Düsseldorf
2014–2016Arminia Bielefeld
2016Darmstadt 98
20171. FC Kaiserslautern
2019KFC 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

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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

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

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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

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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

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Dynamo Dresden presented Meier as the new manager on 10 September 2006.[7] Meier was sacked on 24 September 2007.[8]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

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Fortuna Düsseldorf hired Meier on 1 January 2008.[9] Meier was sacked after being relegated after the 2012–13 season.[10]

Arminia Bielefeld

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Meier took over Arminia Bielefeld on 24 February 2014.[11]

Darmstadt 98

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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

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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

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Meier took over KFC Uerdingen on 3 February 2019.[16] He was sacked on 15 March 2019.[17]

Managerial statistics

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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 Duisburg1 January 2003[4]8 December 2005[6]108422541038.89[19]
Dynamo Dresden10 September 2006[7]24 September 2007[8]44161414036.36
Fortuna Düsseldorf1 January 2008[9]27 May 2013[10]200914960045.50[20]
Arminia Bielefeld24 February 2014[11]10 June 201692363224039.13[21]
SV Darmstadt 9810 June 2016[12]5 December 2016[13]153210020.00[22]
1. FC Kaiserslautern3 January 2017[14]19 September 2017[15]246612025.00[23]
KFC Uerdingen3 February 201915 March 20197034000.00
Total595236162197039.66—

Honours

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Player

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Werder Bremen

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Manager

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Norbert Meier – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Norbert Meier – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Norbert Meier" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Meier neuer Mann auf MSV-Trainerstuhl". kicker (in German). 20 November 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Trotzig aus der Schublade" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Der MSV entlässt Norbert Meier". kicker (in German). 8 December 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Norbert Meier coacht Dynamo". kicker (in German). 9 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Perfekt: Geyer in Dresden". kicker (in German). 25 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Meier übernimmt das Zepter". kicker (in German). 1 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  10. ^ a b Röhn, Tim (27 May 2013). "Fortuna-Bosse wollen Meier-Rauswurf nicht erklären". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Cottbus feuert Schmidt, Bielefeld holt Meier". Die Welt (in German). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer". dfb.de. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b "Norbert Meier neuer cheftrainer des FCK". 1. FC Kaiserslautern (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  15. ^ a b "FCK: Meier muss gehen – Paula übernimmt vorerst". Kicker. 20 September 2017.
  16. ^ "KFC Uerdingen: Norbert Meier neuer Trainer". dfb.de. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  17. ^ "KFC trennt sich von Norbert Meier". kfc-uerdingen.de. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Bor. Mönchengladbach" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  19. ^ "MSV Duisburg". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  20. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  21. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  22. ^ "SV Darmstadt 98". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  23. ^ "Norbert Meier profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Deutscher Supercup, 1988, Finale". dfb.de. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  25. ^ "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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norbert Meier.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norbert_Meier&oldid=1269260215"

    Norbert Meier
    Meier in 2011
    Personal information
    Date of birth (1958-09-20) 20 September 1958 (age 67)
    Place of birthReinbek, West Germany
    Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
    PositionMidfielder
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    1980–1989Werder Bremen281(82)
    1990–1992Borussia Mönchengladbach50(2)
    Total331(84)
    International career
    1981–1982West Germany B3(0)
    1982–1985West Germany16(2)
    Managerial career
    1997–1998Borussia Mönchengladbach
    2003–2005MSV Duisburg
    2006–2007Dynamo Dresden
    2008–2013Fortuna Düsseldorf
    2014–2016Arminia Bielefeld
    2016Darmstadt 98
    20171. FC Kaiserslautern
    2019KFC 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
    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 Duisburg1 January 2003[4]8 December 2005[6]108422541038.89[19]
    Dynamo Dresden10 September 2006[7]24 September 2007[8]44161414036.36
    Fortuna Düsseldorf1 January 2008[9]27 May 2013[10]200914960045.50[20]
    Arminia Bielefeld24 February 2014[11]10 June 201692363224039.13[21]
    SV Darmstadt 9810 June 2016[12]5 December 2016[13]153210020.00[22]
    1. FC Kaiserslautern3 January 2017[14]19 September 2017[15]246612025.00[23]
    KFC Uerdingen3 February 201915 March 20197034000.00
    Total595236162197039.66—

    Honours

    Player

    Werder Bremen

    Borussia Mönchengladbach

    Manager

    Individual

    References

    1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Norbert Meier – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
    2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Norbert Meier – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
    3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Norbert Meier" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
    4. ^ a b "Meier neuer Mann auf MSV-Trainerstuhl". kicker (in German). 20 November 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
    5. ^ "Trotzig aus der Schublade" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
    6. ^ a b "Der MSV entlässt Norbert Meier". kicker (in German). 8 December 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
    7. ^ a b "Norbert Meier coacht Dynamo". kicker (in German). 9 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
    8. ^ a b "Perfekt: Geyer in Dresden". kicker (in German). 25 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
    9. ^ a b "Meier übernimmt das Zepter". kicker (in German). 1 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
    10. ^ a b Röhn, Tim (27 May 2013). "Fortuna-Bosse wollen Meier-Rauswurf nicht erklären". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
    11. ^ a b "Cottbus feuert Schmidt, Bielefeld holt Meier". Die Welt (in German). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
    12. ^ a b "Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer". dfb.de. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
    13. ^ 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.
    14. ^ a b "Norbert Meier neuer cheftrainer des FCK". 1. FC Kaiserslautern (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
    15. ^ a b "FCK: Meier muss gehen – Paula übernimmt vorerst". Kicker. 20 September 2017.
    16. ^ "KFC Uerdingen: Norbert Meier neuer Trainer". dfb.de. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
    17. ^ "KFC trennt sich von Norbert Meier". kfc-uerdingen.de. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
    18. ^ "Bor. Mönchengladbach" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
    19. ^ "MSV Duisburg". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
    20. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
    21. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
    22. ^ "SV Darmstadt 98". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
    23. ^ "Norbert Meier profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
    24. ^ "Deutscher Supercup, 1988, Finale". dfb.de. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
    25. ^ "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.
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norbert Meier.
    • Norbert Meier at fussballdaten.de (in German)
    • Norbert Meier at WorldFootball.net
    • Norbert Meier at National-Football-Teams.com
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norbert_Meier&oldid=1269260215"