| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-04-04)4 April 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt (Oder),East Germany | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 II (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | FFC Viktoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Hamburger SV II | 77 | (35) |
| 1995–1997 | Hamburger SV | 7 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | SV Meppen | 34 | (13) |
| 1998–1999 | FC Gütersloh | 31 | (5) |
| 1999–2006 | Hannover 96 | 180 | (43) |
| 2006–2007 | FC St. Pauli | 15 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Hannover 96 II | 19 | (4) |
| Total | 363 | (102) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Hannover 96 II (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2013 | Hannover 96 (U17 manager) | ||
| 2013–2016 | Hannover 96 (U19 manager) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Barnsley | ||
| 2019–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2021 | Nancy | ||
| 2022– | Hannover 96 II | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Stendel (born 4 April 1974) is a German professionalfootball manager and former player, who currently is the head coach forHannover 96 II
Stendel played as astriker in his native Germany, spending most of his playing career withHannover 96, who he later managed. He then had a spell as manager ofBarnsley, helping them win promotion to theChampionship in his only full season before he was dismissed in October 2019. He was appointed manager of Scottish clubHeart of Midlothian in December 2019. Hearts were relegated after the curtailed 2019–20 season, and in June 2020 Stendel was replaced as manager. In May 2021 he was appointed manager ofNancy, but was dismissed by the French club in September 2021
Parallel to his last as an active player, Stendel already worked as a co-coach atHannover 96 II in the 2007-08 season. After his career ended a year later, he became coach of the U-17s; in 2013, he moved to the U-19s.[1][2]
He was appointed head coach ofHannover 96 on 3 April 2016 for the remainder of the2015–16 season.[3] He had been coaching the under 19 team for Hannover.[4] His first match finished in a 2–2 draw.[5] His first win[6] came in the following weekend, on 15 April 2016,[7] in a 2–0 win againstBorussia Mönchengladbach.[7] He was sacked on 20 March 2017.[8] He finished with a record of 17 wins, nine draws, and eight losses.[9]
On 6 June 2018, Stendel was appointed as manager ofLeague One clubBarnsley on a two-year deal.[10] On 13 April 2019, following a 4–2 home win overFleetwood Town,South Yorkshire Police launched an investigation after opposition managerJoey Barton allegedly assaulted Stendel in the tunnel.[11] After the incident, Barton was charged bySouth Yorkshire Police withABH and bailed until 9 October 2019.[12] AtSheffield Crown Court, in November 2021, Stendel said that he was shoved to the ground by Barton and fell into metal bars in the tunnel.[13] On 6 December, Barton was found not guilty after a week-long trial.[14]
On 8 October 2019, Stendel was sacked as manager of Barnsley, following a run of ten games without a win. Stendel's departure sparked widespread criticism of the board.[15]
Stendel was appointed manager of Scottish clubHearts in December 2019, on a contract due to run until the summer of 2022. In March 2020, during thecoronavirus pandemic, Scottish football was put on hold indefinitely. To help Hearts during this period, Stendel refused to take any wage payments.[16] Hearts were bottom of the2019–20 Scottish Premiership at the time the league was suspended, and were subsequently relegated when the league was curtailed.[17] Stendel had a clause in his contract which meant that it was no longer in effect if Hearts were relegated from the Premiership, and the club appointedRobbie Neilson to replace him on 21 June 2020.[17]
On 20 May 2021, Stendel was appointed Manager ofAS Nancy of France inLigue 2 on an initial two-year contract. On 24 September 2021, Stendel was sacked from his role at the club following a 1–1 draw against a nine-manAmiens SC side, with the club at the bottom of the league table with no wins in the opening ten games.[18]
In July 2022, Stendel returned to Hannover, as he was appointed manager of the clubs reserve team,Hannover 96 II.[19]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Hannover 96 | 3 April 2016 | 19 March 2017 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 050.00 | [9] |
| Barnsley | 6 June 2018 | 8 October 2019 | 66 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 046.97 | [20] |
| Heart of Midlothian | 7 December 2019 | 21 June 2020 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 029.41 | [21] |
| Nancy | 20 May 2021 | 24 September 2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 000.00 | [22] |
| Hannover 96 II | 26 July 2022 | Present | 119 | 58 | 21 | 40 | 048.74 | |
| Total | 246 | 111 | 57 | 78 | 045.12 | |||
