Daniel Baier (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbaɪɐ, -ni̯ɛl -]; born 18 May 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]
.jpg) Baier with Augsburg in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1992 | Teutonia Obernau | ||
| 1992–1998 | TSV Mainaschaff | ||
| 1998–1999 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | ||
| 1999–2003 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | 1860 Munich | 107 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | (0) |
| 2008 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 1 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2020 | FC Augsburg | 324 | (8) |
| Total | 470 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Germany U20 | 3[1] | (1) |
| 2005 | Germany U21 | 1[2] | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Baier is a legend of FC Augsburg who spent his entire career in Germany. Dieter Eilts has said about Baier: "Daniel is an individual talent. He plays a deadly passing game. If he continues in this way, he has a big future."
Career
editBorn in Cologne, Baier first played for the youth team of TSV 1860 Munich. He generally plays an offensive midfield role. He made his league debut against 1. FC Köln on 13 September 2003.
FC Augsburg
editOn 31 January 2010, he left VfL Wolfsburg and returned to FC Augsburg.[4]
On 20 September 2017, Baier was fined €20,000 and suspended for one Bundesliga game, as he made a masturbation gesture at RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl during the 1–0 victory against Leipzig the day before.[5][6]
On 13 January 2020, Baier signed a one and a half year contract with the club.[7]
After 355 competitive appearances for FC Augsburg, Baier was released by the club on 23 July 2020.[8] He announced his retirement from professional football on 9 September 2020.[9]
International career
editHe has played in the Germany national U20 team, his debut coming on 7 October 2005 against Wales.[2]
Coaching career
editOn 16 January 2025, Baier was announced as Sports Coordinator with RB Leipzig, and will head the scouting, data and career departments. He had previously worked as a scout for FC Augsburg, VfL Wolfsburg, and FC Bayern Munich.[10]
Personal life
editHis father Jürgen was also a footballer who played for Darmstadt 98.[11] His brother Benjamin, who is also a midfielder, currently plays for Viktoria Aschaffenburg.
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 July 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1860 Munich | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Total | 107 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 116 | 3 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2008–09 (loan) | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 324 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 355 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 449 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 490 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
References
edit- ↑ "Daniel Baier" (in German). Daniel Baier. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- 1 2 "U 21 Men". dfb.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Daniel Baier" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Baier kommt – Schindler geht" [Baier comes – Schindler leaves] (in German). fcaugsburg.de. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ "Augsburg captain Baier banned, fined over 'masturbation' gesture". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "DFB-Kontrollausschuss ermittelt gegen Baier". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kapitän Daniel Baier bleibt an Bord" [Captain Daniel Baier remains on board]. www.fcaugsburg.de (in German).
- ↑ "FCA release Daniel Baier". FC Augsburg. 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Langjähriger FCA-Kapitän Baier verkündet Karriereende" (in German). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "Schuppan neuer Sportlicher Leiter, Baier kommt als Sportkoordinator" [Schuppan new sporting director, Baier joins as sports coordinator]. rbleipzig.com (in German).
- ↑ "Das Schlimmste ist die Ungewissheit" [The worst is the uncertainty] (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Daniel Baier". Fussballdaten. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
(in German) - Daniel Baier at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Daniel Baier at Soccerway