Norbert Schmitz

{{short description|German footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Norbert Schmitz

| fullname = Norbert Christian Schmitz

| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|12|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Düren, West Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|04|06|1958|12|27|df=yes}}

| death_place = Germany

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1971–1975 | youthclubs1 = JVC Columbia 1903 Drove

| youthyears2 = 1975–1976 | youthclubs2 = Schwarz-Weiß Düren

| youthyears3 = 1976–1977 | youthclubs3 = 1. FC Köln

| years1 = 1977–1978 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = 1. FC Köln

| years2 = 1978–1980 | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 6 | clubs2 = Tennis Borussia Berlin

| years3 = 1980–1984 | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 4 | clubs3 = SC Fortuna Köln

| years4 = 1984–1985 | caps4 = | goals4 = | clubs4 = SG Düren 99

| years5 = 1985–1987 | caps5 = | goals5 = | clubs5 = SC Jülich

| years6 = 1987–1988 | caps6 = | goals6 = | clubs6 = FC Düren-Niederau

| totalcaps = 89 | totalgoals = 10

}}

Norbert "Nobbi" Christian Schmitz (27 December 1958 – 6 April 1998) was a German footballer who made a total of 89 2. Bundesliga appearances for Tennis Borussia Berlin and SC Fortuna Köln during his professional career.

Schmitz died of cancer at the age of 39.

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