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{{Short description|German footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Norbert Meier
| image          = Norbert Meier 2011.jpg
| caption        = Meier in 2011
| height         = 1.73 m
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|20|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Reinbek]], [[West Germany]]
| currentclub    = 
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| years1         = 1980–1989
| clubs1         = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps1          = 281
| goals1         = 82
| years2         = 1990–1992
| clubs2         = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| caps2          = 50
| goals2         = 2
| totalcaps      = 331
| totalgoals     = 84
| nationalyears1 = 1981–1982
| nationalteam1  = [[Germany national football B team|West Germany B]]
| nationalcaps1  = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1982–1985
| nationalteam2  = [[German national football team|West Germany]]
| nationalcaps2  = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| manageryears1  = 1997–1998
| managerclubs1  = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| manageryears2  = 2003–2005
| managerclubs2  = [[MSV Duisburg]]
| manageryears3  = 2006–2007
| managerclubs3  = [[Dynamo Dresden]]
| manageryears4  = 2008–2013
| managerclubs4  = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
| manageryears5  = 2014–2016
| managerclubs5  = [[Arminia Bielefeld]]
| manageryears6  = 2016
| managerclubs6  = [[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt 98]]
| manageryears7  = 2017
| managerclubs7  = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| manageryears8  = 2019
| managerclubs8  = [[KFC Uerdingen 05|KFC Uerdingen]]
}}
'''Norbert Meier''' (born 20 September 1958) is a German former [[Association football|football]] player, who played as a [[midfielder]], and manager who last managed [[KFC Uerdingen 05|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.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/nmeier-intl.html | title = Norbert Meier – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 9 June 2016 | access-date = 10 June 2016 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]}}</ref>

Meier ended his playing days at [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], where he played two and a half years.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/nmeierdata.html | title = Norbert Meier – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 9 June 2016 | access-date = 10 June 2016 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Borussia Mönchengladbach===
Meier started his coaching career by taking over the reserve side of [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 1 July 1996.<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs>{{cite web|title=Norbert Meier|url=https://www.kicker.de/norbert-meier/trainer|publisher=kicker|access-date=5 February 2013|language=de}}</ref> Meier coached them until 30 November 1997.<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/> Meier coached the senior squad between 1 December 1997 and 1 April 1998.<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/> Meier rejoined the reserve team on 1 July 1998.<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/>

===MSV Duisburg===
Meier officially took over for [[MSV Duisburg]] on 1 January 2003.<ref name=duisburgjob>{{cite news|title=Meier neuer Mann auf MSV-Trainerstuhl|url=https://www.kicker.de/meier-neuer-mann-auf-msv-trainerstuhl-275360/artikel|access-date=5 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=20 November 2002|language=de}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/trainer-norbert-meier-trotzig-aus-der-schublade-1.485330 | title = Trotzig aus der Schublade | language = de | publisher = sueddeutsche.de | access-date = 31 July 2010 | date = 5 March 2009}}</ref> 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 [[Foul (association football)#Other offences|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.<ref name=duisburgsacking>{{cite news|title=Der MSV entlässt Norbert Meier|url = https://www.kicker.de/der-msv-entlaesst-norbert-meier-324829/artikel|access-date=5 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=8 December 2005|language=de}}</ref> The [[German Football Association|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.<ref name=dresdenjob>{{cite news|title=Norbert Meier coacht Dynamo| url = https://www.kicker.de/norbert-meier-coacht-dynamo-354692/artikel|access-date=5 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=9 September 2006|language=de}}</ref> Meier was sacked on 24 September 2007.<ref name=dresdensacking>{{cite news|title=Perfekt: Geyer in Dresden|url = https://www.kicker.de/perfekt_geyer-in-dresden-370259/artikel|access-date=5 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=25 September 2007|language=de}}</ref>

===Fortuna Düsseldorf===
Fortuna Düsseldorf hired Meier on 1 January 2008.<ref name=duesseldorfjob>{{cite news|title=Meier übernimmt das Zepter|url=https://www.kicker.de/meier-uebernimmt-das-zepter-373608/artikel|access-date=5 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=1 January 2008|language=de}}</ref> Meier was sacked after being relegated after the [[2012–13 Bundesliga|2012–13 season]].<ref name=duesseldorfsacking>{{cite news|last=Röhn|first=Tim|title=Fortuna-Bosse wollen Meier-Rauswurf nicht erklären|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fortuna-duesseldorf/article116561917/Fortuna-Bosse-wollen-Meier-Rauswurf-nicht-erklaeren.html|access-date=27 May 2013|newspaper=Die Welt|date=27 May 2013|language=de}}</ref>

===Arminia Bielefeld===
Meier took over [[Arminia Bielefeld]] on 24 February 2014.<ref name="Cottbus feuert Schmidt, Bielefeld holt Meier">{{cite news|title=Cottbus feuert Schmidt, Bielefeld holt Meier|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/2-bundesliga/article125154473/Cottbus-feuert-Schmidt-Bielefeld-holt-Meier.html|access-date=24 February 2014|newspaper=Die Welt|date=24 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>

===Darmstadt 98===
He was appointed as the new head coach of [[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt 98]] on 10 June 2016.<ref name="Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer">{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/moenchengladbach-verpflichtet-vestergaard-147864/|title=Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer|publisher=dfb.de|date=10 June 2016|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> On 5 December 2016, he was sacked.<ref name="SV 98 trennt sich von Meier und Fach">{{cite web|url=http://sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/nachrichten-ansicht/news/sv-98-trennt-sich-von-meier-und-fach/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=487435a816209c5d828aecce4f12b972|title=SV 98 trennt sich von Meier und Fach|publisher=sv98.de|date=5 December 2016|access-date=5 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205230252/https://sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/nachrichten-ansicht/news/sv-98-trennt-sich-von-meier-und-fach/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=487435a816209c5d828aecce4f12b972|archive-date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

===1. FC Kaiserslautern===
On 3 January 2017, Meier was appointed as manager of [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]. He signed a contract until June 2018.<ref name="Appointed by Kaiserslautern">{{cite web|title=Norbert Meier neuer cheftrainer des FCK|url=http://fck.de/de/1-fc-kaiserslautern/aktuell/news/news-details/news/detail/News/norbert-meier-neuer-cheftrainer-des-fck.html|website=1. FC Kaiserslautern|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Meier was sacked on 20 September 2017.<ref name="Sacked from FCK">{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/fck_meier-muss-gehen---paula-uebernimmt-vorerst-706588/artikel |title=FCK: Meier muss gehen – Paula übernimmt vorerst |publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |date=20 September 2017}}</ref>

===KFC Uerdingen===
Meier took over [[KFC Uerdingen 05|KFC Uerdingen]] on 3 February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/kfc-uerdingen-norbert-meier-neuer-trainer-198140/|title=KFC Uerdingen: Norbert Meier neuer Trainer|website=dfb.de|date=3 February 2019|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> He was sacked on 15 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kfc-uerdingen.de/artikel/2019-03-15-kfc-trennt-sich-von-norbert-meier/|title=KFC trennt sich von Norbert Meier|website=kfc-uerdingen.de|date=15 March 2019|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912192135/https://kfc-uerdingen.de/artikel/2019-03-15-kfc-trennt-sich-von-norbert-meier/|archive-date=12 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|3 January 2017}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Team
!rowspan="2"| From
!rowspan="2"| To
!colspan="6"| Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] II
| 1 July 1996<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/>
| 30 November 1997<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/>
| colspan="6"| —
|-
| Borussia Mönchengladbach
| 1 December 1997<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/>
| 1 April 1998<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/>
{{WDL|11|2|4|5}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Bor. Mönchengladbach|url=https://www.kicker.de/bor-moenchengladbach/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=18 January 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II
| 1 July 1998<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/>
| 30 June 2001<ref name=moenchengladbachjobs/>
{{WDL|94|40|27|27}}
|
|-
| [[MSV Duisburg]]
| 1 January 2003<ref name=duisburgjob/>
| 8 December 2005<ref name=duisburgsacking/>
{{WDL|108|42|25|41}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=MSV Duisburg|url=https://www.kicker.de/msv-duisburg/team-trainer/bundesliga/1994-95|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 March 2015|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dynamo Dresden]]
| 10 September 2006<ref name=dresdenjob/>
| 24 September 2007<ref name=dresdensacking/>
{{WDL|44|16|14|14}}
|
|-
| [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
| 1 January 2008<ref name=duesseldorfjob/>
| 27 May 2013<ref name=duesseldorfsacking/>
{{WDL|200|91|49|60}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Fortuna Düsseldorf|url=https://www.kicker.de/fortuna-duesseldorf/team-trainer/bundesliga/2012-13|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 March 2015|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[Arminia Bielefeld]]
| 24 February 2014<ref name="Cottbus feuert Schmidt, Bielefeld holt Meier"/>
| 10 June 2016
{{WDL|92|36|32|24}}
| <ref name="Arminia Bielefeld - Trainerhistorie">{{cite web|title=Arminia Bielefeld|url=https://www.kicker.de/arminia-bielefeld/team-trainer/bundesliga/2002-03|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 March 2015|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[SV Darmstadt 98]]
| 10 June 2016<ref name="Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer"/>
| 5 December 2016<ref name="SV 98 trennt sich von Meier und Fach"/>
{{WDL|15|3|2|10}}
| <ref name="SV Darmstadt 98">{{cite web|title=SV Darmstadt 98|url=https://www.kicker.de/sv-darmstadt-98/team-trainer/bundesliga/2016-17|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=20 September 2016|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| 3 January 2017<ref name="Appointed by Kaiserslautern"/>
| 19 September 2017<ref name="Sacked from FCK"/>
{{WDL|24|6|6|12}}
| <ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|title=Norbert Meier profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/norbert-meier/163714/|website=Soccerway|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[KFC Uerdingen 05|KFC Uerdingen]]
| 3 February 2019
| 15 March 2019
{{WDL|7|0|3|4}}
| 
|-
! colspan="3"| Total
{{WDLtot|595|236|162|197}}
!—
|}

==Honours==

===Player===
'''Werder Bremen'''
*[[Bundesliga]]: [[1987–88 Bundesliga|1987–88]]; runner-up: [[1982–83 Bundesliga|1982–83]], [[1984–85 Bundesliga|1984–85]], [[1985–86 Bundesliga|1985–86]]
*[[DFB-Pokal]] finalist: [[1988–89 DFB-Pokal|1988–89]], [[1989–90 DFB-Pokal|1989–90]]
*[[DFL-Supercup]]: [[1988 DFB-Supercup|1988]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1969425|title=Deutscher Supercup, 1988, Finale |date=16 October 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}</ref>

'''Borussia Mönchengladbach'''
*DFB-Pokal finalist: [[1991–92 DFB-Pokal|1991–92]]

===Manager===
'''Individual'''
* [[3. Liga]] Manager of the Year: [[2014–15 3. Liga|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/arminia-dominiert-klos-und-meier-sind-spieler-und-trainer-der-saison-123122/ |title=Arminia dominiert: Klos und Meier sind Spieler und Trainer der Saison |trans-title=Arminia dominates: Klos and Meier are player and manager of the season |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=18 May 2015 |access-date=1 July 2020 |language=de}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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