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 (age 68)
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]