Daniel Baier
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| 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 | TSV 1860 München | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | TSV 1860 München | 107 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2010– | FC Augsburg | 97 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | 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 13:40, 1 September 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daniel Baier (born 18 May 1984 in Cologne[3]) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Augsburg.[4]
Career
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]
Personal life
His father, Jürgen, was also a footballer, he played for Darmstadt 98,[6] the club his brother Benjamin, currently plays for.
References
- ↑ "Daniel Baier" (in German). Daniel Baier. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "U 21 Men". dfb.de. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Steckbrief" (in German). Daniel Baier. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Das Schlimmste ist die Ungewissheit" [The worst is the uncertainty] (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
External links
- Official website (German)
- Daniel Baier at fussballdaten.de (German)
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