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Norbert Nigbur

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Norbert Nigbur
Nigbur in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-05-08) 8 May 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
SV Gelsenkirchen 06
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1976 Schalke 04 289 (0)
1976–1979 Hertha BSC 101 (0)
1979–1983 Schalke 04 104 (0)
1983–1984 VfB Hüls (0)
1984–1985 Rot-Weiss Essen 27 (0)
International career
1966–1973 West Germany U23 4 (0)
1975–1981 West Germany B 5 (0)
1974–1980 West Germany 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1974 West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norbert Nigbur (born 8 May 1948) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Schalke 04. He made six appearances for the West Germany national team.

Career

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Nigbur was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He joined Gelsenkirchen's biggest club, Schalke 04, from SV Gelsenkirchen 06 in 1966, playing 456 matches in the Bundesliga for Schalke and Hertha BSC in between 1966 and 1983,[1] being the first first-team player from Schalke joining the club from Berlin after the Bundesligaskandal in 1970–71. His biggest success on club level was the DFB-Pokal trophy with hometown side Schalke 04 in 1972. In the 1980s and after the end of his last Schalke contract, Nigbur played for teams as VfB Hüls, Rot-Weiss Essen and FC Luthenberg outside the top two German divisions.

He was capped on six occasions by West Germany,[2] and was a member of the West German squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe DFL-Ligapokal Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 1966–67 Bundesliga 28 0 3 0 31 0
1967–68 18 0 1 0 19 0
1968–69 31 0 5 0 36 0
1969–70 23 0 3 0 6 0 32 0
1970–71 31 0 2 0 33 0
1971–72 34 0 9 0 43 0
1972–73 34 0 3 0 6 0 9 0 52 0
1973–74 24 0 1 0 25 0
1974–75 33 0 3 0 36 0
1975–76 33 0 2 0 35 0
Total 289 0 32 0 12 0 9 0 342 0
Hertha BSC 1976–77 Bundesliga 33 0 7 0 40 0
1977–78 34 0 6 0 40 0
1978–79 34 0 8 0 10 0 52 0
Total 101 0 21 0 10 0 132 0
Schalke 04 1979–80 Bundesliga 28 0 5 0 33 0
1980–81 27 0 1 0 28 0
1981–82 2. Bundesliga 38 0 1 0 39 0
1982–83 Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 13 0
Total 104 0 9 0 113 0
Career total 494 0 62 0 22 0 9 0 587 0

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Norbert Nigbur – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (4 June 2015). "Norbert Nigbur – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ "West Germany's World Cup squad 1974". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Norbert Nigbur » Club matches". worldfootball.net.