Norbert Meier

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Norbert Meier
Personal information
Date of birth September 20, 1958 (1958-09-20) (age 49)
Place of birth    Reinbek, West Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1980–1989
1990–1992		 Werder Bremen
Borussia Mönchengladbach		 242 (66)
050 (0)   
National team
1982–1985 West Germany 016 0(2)
Teams managed
1997–1998
2003–2005
2006–2007
2008–		 Borussia Mönchengladbach
MSV Duisburg
Dynamo Dresden
Fortuna Düsseldorf

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Norbert Meier (born September 20, 1958) is a German former football player. After his playing days were over, Meier became a manager, and is now manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf.

[edit] 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's playing days were ended at Borussia Monchengladbach where he played 3 seasons.

[edit] Shot to fame

Meier is recently most noted as coach at MSV Duisburg when he lost his temper in their match against 1. FC Köln on December 6, 2005. In the 82nd minute, Meier was arguing with FC 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 suspended Meier on December 8, 2005, and the German FA banned him for three months from any management activities on December 15, 2005.

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West Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1984
1 Schumacher • 2 Briegel • 3 Strack • 4 K. Förster • 5 B. Förster • 6 Rolff • 7 Brehme • 8 Allofs • 9 Völler • 10 Meier • 11 Rummenigge • 12 Burdenski • 13 Matthäus • 14 Falkenmayer • 15 Stielike • 16 Bruns • 17 Littbarski • 18 Buchwald • 19 Bommer • 20 Roleder • Coach: Derwall
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Borussia Mönchengladbach – Managers

Langner (1963–64) • Weisweiler (1964–75) • Lattek (1975–79) • Heynckes (1979–87) • Werner (1987–89) • vom Bruch (1989–91) • Krauss (1991) • Gelsdorf (1991–92) • Krauss (1992–96) • Bongartz (1996–97) • Meier (1997–98) • Rausch (1998) • Bonhof (1998–99) • Meyer (1999–2003) • Lienen (2003) • Fach (2003–04) • Köppel (2004) • Advocaat (2004–05) • Köppel (2005–06) • Heynckes (2006–07) • Luhukay (2007–)
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Dynamo Dresden – Managers

Sack (1950–51) • Kukowitsch (1951–52) • Döring (1952–53) • Gyarmati (1953–54) • Petzold (1954–55) • Werner (1956) • Kukowitsch (1956) • Petzold (1957–66) • Fuchs (1966–68) • Kresse (1968–69) • Fritzsch (1969–78) • Prautzsch (1978–83) • Sammer (1983–86) • Geyer (1986–90) • Häfner (1990–91) • Schulte (1991–92) • Sammer (1992–93) • Minge (1993) • Held (1993–94) • Hrubesch (1994–95) • Minge (1995) • Kreische (1995–96) • Schmuck (1996) • Schade (1996–98) • Voigt (1998) • Halata (1998–99) • Schafstall (1999) • Bell (1999–2000) • Pot (2000–01) • Hemp (2001) • Franke (2001–05) • Pacult (2005–06) • Meier (2006–07) • Geyer (2007–08) • Kaiser (2008–)