Norbert Nachtweih

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Norbert Nachtweih
Personal information
Full name	Norbert Nachtweih
Date of birth	June 4, 1957 (1957-06-04) (age 51)
Place of birth	Sangerhausen, Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1963-1967 1967-1969 1969-1971 1971-1976	Motor Sangerhausen Traktor Polleben MK Eisleben Chemie Halle
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1976-1982 1982-1989 1989-1991 1991 1991-1995 1997 1998-1999	Eintracht Frankfurt Bayern Munich AS Cannes Eintracht Frankfurt SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Bernbach FC Schwalbach	120 (26) 202 (20) 003 0(0) 127 (11)
National team2
	East Germany Under-21
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Norbert Nachtweih (born June 4, 1957 in Sangerhausen, German Democratic Republic) is a German former professional football defender.

He played from 1978 until 1992 as defender and midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich. Afterwards he went to French Ligue 1 side AS Cannes (1989-1991), where he played together with Zinedine Zidane and appeared in 43 games. Subsequently he returned to Eintracht Frankfurt and retired in 1996 in 2. Bundesliga at Waldhof Mannheim. In the GDR he played in the youth academy of Motor Sangerhausen, Traktor Polleben and MK Eisleben. In the DDR-Oberliga he played for Chemie Halle.

With Eintracht he won the UEFA Cup in 1980 and in 1981 the DFB cup. With Bayern he won the German Championship in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989 and the DFB cup in 1984 and 1986.

Nachtweih began his footballing career in the German Democratic Republic, flew in October 1976 at a U21-Länderspiel together with Jürgen Pahl from Turkey to West Germany and got suspended for one year by the FIFA. Although being one of the best German footballers in the 1980s, FIFA formalities forbade a career in the West German national team due to selections for the GDR. Like many other Frankfurt players, he was taken in by Bauherrenmodell, to reputedly help save on taxes. To pay off his debts, he had to sign a higher paid contract at Bayern Munich.

After his active career he became manager of SV Bernbach and FK Pirmasens (first as youth manager, then senior manager). At present he works in the football academy of Eintracht Frankfurt.