.jpg) 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 | 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:[ˈdaːni̯eːlˈbaɪɐ,-ni̯ɛl-]; born 18 May 1984) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.[3]
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."
Born inCologne, Baier first played for the youth team ofTSV 1860 Munich. He generally plays an offensive midfield role. He made his league debut against1. FC Köln on 13 September 2003.
On 31 January 2010, he leftVfL Wolfsburg and returned toFC Augsburg.[4]
On 20 September 2017, Baier was fined €20,000 and suspended for one Bundesliga game, as he made a masturbation gesture atRB Leipzig coachRalph 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]
He has played in theGermany national U20 team, his debut coming on 7 October 2005 against Wales.[2]
On 16 January 2025, Baier was announced as Sports Coordinator withRB 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]
His father Jürgen was also a footballer who played forDarmstadt 98.[11] His brotherBenjamin, who is also a midfielder, currently plays forViktoria Aschaffenburg.
| 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 | ||
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