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Daniel Baier
Baier with Augsburg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Cologne, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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

Daniel Baier (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbaɪɐ, -ni̯ɛl -]; born 18 May 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]

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

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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

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On 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

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He has played in the Germany national U20 team, his debut coming on 7 October 2005 against Wales.[2]

Coaching career

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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.[10]

Personal life

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His 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

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As of 23 July 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Baier" (in German). Daniel Baier. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b "U 21 Men". dfb.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Daniel Baier" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Baier kommt – Schindler geht" [Baier comes – Schindler leaves] (in German). fcaugsburg.de. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Augsburg captain Baier banned, fined over 'masturbation' gesture". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ^ "DFB-Kontrollausschuss ermittelt gegen Baier". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Kapitän Daniel Baier bleibt an Bord" [Captain Daniel Baier remains on board]. www.fcaugsburg.de (in German).
  8. ^ "FCA release Daniel Baier". FC Augsburg. 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Langjähriger FCA-Kapitän Baier verkündet Karriereende" (in German). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Schuppan neuer Sportlicher Leiter, Baier kommt als Sportkoordinator" [Schuppan new sporting director, Baier joins as sports coordinator]. rbleipzig.com (in German).
  11. ^ "Das Schlimmste ist die Ungewissheit" [The worst is the uncertainty] (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  12. ^ "Daniel Baier". Fussballdaten. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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