Daniel Baier
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{short description|German footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel Baier
| image = Daniel Baier (Southampton 2017).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Baier with Augsburg in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cologne, West Germany
| height = 1.74 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1988–1992
| youthclubs1 = Teutonia Obernau
| youthyears2 = 1992–1998
| youthclubs2 = TSV Mainaschaff
| youthyears3 = 1998–1999
| youthclubs3 = Viktoria Aschaffenburg
| youthyears4 = 1999–2003
| youthclubs4 = 1860 Munich
| years1 = 2003–2007
| clubs1 = 1860 Munich
| caps1 = 107
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2007–2010
| clubs2 = VfL Wolfsburg
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = VfL Wolfsburg II
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2008–2009
| clubs4 = → FC Augsburg (loan)
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2010–2020
| clubs5 = FC Augsburg
| caps5 = 324
| goals5 = 8
| totalcaps = 470
| totalgoals = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004
| nationalteam2 = Germany U20
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2005
| nationalteam3 = Germany U21
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Daniel Baier ({{IPA|de|ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbaɪɐ, -ni̯ɛl -}}; born 18 May 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/baierdaniel/ | title = Daniel Baier | accessdate = 3 July 2009 | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de}}
Baier is a legend of FC Augsberg 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
Born 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=
On 31 January 2010, he left VfL Wolfsburg and returned to FC Augsburg.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=3382c6df91da6991333c758abb0e5d10&id=/index/aktuell/news/data14992.htm | title = Baier kommt – Schindler geht |trans-title=Baier comes – Schindler leaves | publisher = fcaugsburg.de | language = German | accessdate = 22 March 2010 | date = 31 January 2010}}
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.{{cite web | url = http://en.as.com/en/2017/09/20/football/1505928257_848028.html | title = Augsburg captain Baier banned, fined over 'masturbation' gesture | date = 20 September 2017 | access-date = 3 October 2017}}{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/dfb-kontrollausschuss-ermittelt-gegen-baier-706600/artikel | title = DFB-Kontrollausschuss ermittelt gegen Baier | date = 20 September 2017 | access-date = 3 October 2017}}
On 13 January 2020, Baier signed a one and a half year contract with the club.{{citeweb|url=https://www.fcaugsburg.de/article/kapitaen-daniel-baier-bleibt-an-bord-10744|title=Kapitän Daniel Baier bleibt an Bord|trans-title=Captain Daniel Baier remains on board|language=German|website=www.fcaugsburg.de}}
After 355 competitive appearances for FC Augsburg, Baier was released by the club on 23 July 2020.{{cite web|url=https://fcaugsburg.de/wns/fca-release-daniel-baier/?lang=en|title=FCA release Daniel Baier|website=FC Augsburg|date=23 July 2020}} He announced his retirement from professional football on 9 September 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.sport.de/news/ne4162315/langjaehriger-fca-kapitaen-baier-verkuendet-karriereende/ |title=Langjähriger FCA-Kapitän Baier verkündet Karriereende |language=German |date=9 September 2020 |accessdate=9 September 2020}}
International career
He has played in the Germany national U20 team, his debut coming on 7 October 2005 against Wales.
Coaching career
On 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.{{citeweb|url=https://rbleipzig.com/de/news/sebastian-schuppan-sportlicher-leiter-daniel-baier-rb-leipzig|title=Schuppan neuer Sportlicher Leiter, Baier kommt als Sportkoordinator|trans-title=Schuppan new sporting director, Baier joins as sports coordinator|language=German|website=rbleipzig.com}}
Personal life
His father Jürgen was also a footballer who played for Darmstadt 98.{{cite web | url = http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Home/Sport/FC-Augsburg/Artikel,-FC-Augsburg-Das-Schlimmste-ist-die-Ungewissheit-_arid,1489117_regid,2_puid,2_pageid,4475.html | title = Das Schlimmste ist die Ungewissheit |trans-title=The worst is the uncertainty | date = 18 February 2009 | language = German | publisher = Augsburger Allgemeine| accessdate = 3 July 2009}} His brother Benjamin, who is also a midfielder, currently plays for Viktoria Aschaffenburg.
Career statistics
{{updated|23 July 2020|{{cite web |title=Daniel Baier |url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/daniel-baier/ |work=Fussballdaten |accessdate=18 January 2018}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|1860 Munich
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05
|rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga |30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06
|31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07
|34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!107 | 3 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 116 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|VfL Wolfsburg
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg II
|1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="13"|FC Augsburg
|2008–09 (loan) |rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga |23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2010–11
|17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12
|rowspan="9"|Bundesliga |33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14
|34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16
|28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6Appearances in the Europa League | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!324 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 355 | 8 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!449 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 490 | 12 |
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References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
- {{Fussballdaten}}
- {{Soccerway|16507}}
{{2013–14 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baier, Daniel}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:German men's footballers
Category:TSV 1860 Munich players
Category:TSV 1860 Munich II players
Category:VfL Wolfsburg players
Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Footballers from Cologne