Norbert Meier

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 1980–1990. During this time he also made 16 appearances for West Germany in midfield scoring twice.

Meier ended his career at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he played two and a half years.

Coaching career
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Meier started his coaching career by taking over the reserve side of Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 July 1996. Meier coached them until 30 November 1997. Meier coached the senior squad between 1 December 1997 and 1 April 1998. Meier rejoined the reserve team on 1 July 1998.

MSV Duisburg
Meier officially took over for MSV Duisburg on 1 January 2003.

Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden hired Meier as the new manager on 10 September 2006. Meier was sacked on 24 September 2007.

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

Arminia Bielefeld
Meier took over Arminia Bielefeld on 24 February 2014.

Darmstadt 98
He was hired as the new head coach of Darmstadt 98 on 10 June 2016. On 5 December 2016, he was sacked.

1. FC Kaiserslautern
On 3 January 2017, Meier was hired as manager of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He signed a contract until June 2018. Meier was sacked on 20 September 2017.

KFC Uerdingen
Meier took over KFC Uerdingen on 3 February 2019. He was sacked on 15 March 2019.

Managerial statistics

 Team From To Record Borussia Mönchengladbach II 1 July 1996 30 November 1997 — Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 December 1997 1 April 1998  Borussia Mönchengladbach II 1 July 1998 30 June 2001 MSV Duisburg 1 January 2003 8 December 2005  Dynamo Dresden 10 September 2006 24 September 2007 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 January 2008 27 May 2013  Arminia Bielefeld 24 February 2014 10 June 2016  SV Darmstadt 98 10 June 2016 5 December 2016  1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 January 2017 19 September 2017  KFC Uerdingen 3 February 2019 15 March 2019  Total—

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach
DFB-Pokal finalist: 1991–92

Manager
Individual
 3. Liga Manager of the Year: 2014–15

References

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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:German footballers
Category:German football managers
Category:Arminia Bielefeld managers
Category:MSV Duisburg managers
Category:Bundesliga managers
Category:KFC Uerdingen 05 managers
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf managers
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach managers
Category:SV Darmstadt 98 managers