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Norbert Ringels

Ringels (left) in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Norbert Ringels
Date of birth	(1956-09-16) 16 September 1956
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1985	Borussia Mönchengladbach	163	(6)
1985–1987	VVV-Venlo	62	(2)
1987–1988	Rheydter SV
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:34, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Norbert Ringels (born 16 September 1956) is a retired German football player. He spent ten seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he was known as "Nonno" to his teammates.

Honours

• Bundesliga: 1975–76, 1976–77; runner-up: 1977–78
• DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1983–84
• European Cup: runner-up 1976–77
• UEFA Cup: 1978–79; runner-up 1979–80

External links

• Norbert Ringels at fussballdaten.de (in German)