Norbert Elgert

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).

Norbert Elgert
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-01-13) 13 January 1957
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing 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
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. "Norbert Elgert". worldfootball.net.
  2. "Meet Norbert Elgert, the man who developed Mesut Ozil, Manuel Neuer, Sead Kolasinac and many more". mirror.co.uk.
  3. "Norbert Elgert: Schalke's academy guru behind Özil, Draxler, Sane, Neuer, Goretzka and many more". bundesliga.com.
  4. "DFB zeichnet Norbert Elgert als "Trainer des Jahres" aus". dfb.de (in German).
  5. "Ehrenkabine". schalke04.de (in German).
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