Norbert Siegmann (born 20 May 1953) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender or

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. He spent 11 seasons in the

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with

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in the locality of Westend in Berlin. History The team was founded in 1902 as ''Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong-Gesellschaft Borussia'' taking its name from its origins as a tennis and t ...

and

SV Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

. He is probably best known for seriously injuring

Ewald Lienen Ewald Lienen (born 28 November 1953) is a German football manager and former player. He is the current technical director of FC St. Pauli. Playing career Lienen began his professional career at Arminia Bielefeld of the 2. Bundesliga North in 19 ...

in 1981. That foul was called "the best-known foul in the history of the Bundesliga".

Honours

Werder Bremen *

runner-up: 1983, 1985

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* 1953 births Living people German footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Wacker 04 Berlin players VfB Stuttgart players Tennis Borussia Berlin players SV Werder Bremen players SC Fortuna Köln players German football managers {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub