Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Paul Lambert Biography and Timeline

Follow Paul Lambert through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Paul Lambert, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1997–2012Years on this page

1997

Champions League Winner

Midfielder · Munich · Sport / Football

Paul Lambert restricted Zinedine Zidane's influence and helped set up Dortmund's opening goal in the 1997 UEFA Champions League final, helping Borussia Dortmund win the competition.

2009

Lambert Begins Norwich Revival

Manager · Norwich · Sport / Football

Paul Lambert took charge of Norwich City in August 2009 and immediately began rebuilding the side after relegation to League One.

2010

League One Title and First Promotion

Manager · Norwich · Sport / Football

Paul Lambert led Norwich City to the 2009-10 League One championship, securing an immediate return to the Championship.

2011

Consecutive Promotion to Premier League

Manager · Norwich · Sport / Football

Paul Lambert guided Norwich City to second place in the 2010-11 Championship and achieved a second successive promotion into the Premier League.

2012

Villa Manager Arrival From Norwich

Manager · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Paul Lambert took charge at Aston Villa after a successful spell at Norwich City and began rebuilding a youthful squad.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.