Norbert Elgert (born 13 January 1957) is a German football manager and former player.[1] He is the manager of the U19 team of Schalke 04 since 1996 (with a short interruption).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1975 | Westfalia Westerkappeln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Schalke 04 | 3 | (0) |
| 1975–1978 | Westfalia Herne | 14 | (3) |
| 1978–1982 | Schalke 04 | 74 | (17) |
| 1982 | VfL Osnabrück | 1 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | Wattenscheid 09 | 61 | (16) |
| 1985–1990 | SuS Dinslaken | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | SV Schermbeck | ||
| 1993 | SuS Dinslaken | ||
| 1993–1995 | Wattenscheid 09 U19 | ||
| 1995–1996 | FC Rhade | ||
| 1996–2002 | Schalke 04 U19 | ||
| 2002–2003 | Schalke 04 (assistant) | ||
| 2003– | Schalke 04 U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elgert won the German U19 championship with the team in 2006, 2012 and 2015.
He coached the later German world champions Mesut Özil, Manuel Neuer, Benedikt Höwedes and Julian Draxler as well as Leroy Sané, Joël Matip and Sead Kolašinac.[2][3]
In 2013, he was named the German coach of the year by the German Football Association.[4]
He is a member of the Schalke Hall of Fame ("Ehrenkabine").[5]
References
External links
- Norbert Elgert at fussballdaten.de (in German)