| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2008–2009 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2010– | FC Augsburg | 41 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Germany U19 | 2 | (0) | |
| Germany U20 | 3[1] | (1) | |
| 2005 | Germany U21 | 1[2] | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:58, 29 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Baier (born 18 May 1984 in Cologne[3]) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Augsburg.[4]
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Baier first played for the youth team of 1860 Munich. He generally plays an offensive midfield role. He played in his first league match against 1. FC Köln on 13 September 2003. He has played in the Under-20 German national team, his debut coming on 7 October 2005 against Wales.[2] Dieter Eilts has said about Daniel Baier: "Daniel is an individual talent. He plays a deadly passing game. If he continues in this way, he has a big future." On 31 January 2010, he left VfL Wolfsburg and returned to FC Augsburg.[5]
His father, Jürgen Baier, was also a footballer, he played for Darmstadt 98.[6]
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