Borussia Mönchengladbach Meier started his coaching career by taking over the reserve side of
Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 July 1996. Meier coached them until 30 November 1997. Meier is most recently noted as coach at MSV Duisburg when he lost his temper in their match against
1. FC Köln on 6 December 2005. In the 82nd minute, Meier was arguing with Köln's
Albert Streit when Meier suddenly fell down. Referee
Manuel Gräfe sent Streit off with a
red card. After the incident was reviewed on television, it became clear that it had not been Streit who hit Meier, but that Meier was play-acting. In fact, Meier had given Streit a headbutt. The club sacked Meier on 8 December 2005. The
German FA banned him for three months from any management activities on 15 December 2005.
Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden presented Meier as the new manager on 10 September 2006. Meier was sacked on 24 September 2007.
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf hired Meier on 1 January 2008. Meier was sacked after being relegated after the
2012–13 season.
Arminia Bielefeld Meier took over
Arminia Bielefeld on 24 February 2014.
Darmstadt 98 He was appointed as the new head coach of
Darmstadt 98 on 10 June 2016. On 5 December 2016, he was sacked.
1. FC Kaiserslautern On 3 January 2017, Meier was appointed as manager of
1. FC Kaiserslautern. He signed a contract until June 2018. Meier was sacked on 20 September 2017.
KFC Uerdingen Meier took over
KFC Uerdingen on 3 February 2019. He was sacked on 15 March 2019. ==Managerial statistics==