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Daniel Baier
Baier with Augsburg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth Cologne, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig (sports coordinator)
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] He is currently the sports coordinator at Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

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."

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 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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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12]
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1860 Munich 2003–04 Bundesliga 12020—140
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 30120—321
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 31040—350
2006–07 2. Bundesliga 34210—352
Total 107390—1163
VfL Wolfsburg 2007–08 Bundesliga 15010—160
2009–10 Bundesliga 10100020
Total 1602000180
VfL Wolfsburg II 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 11——11
FC Augsburg 2008–09 (loan) 2. Bundesliga 23110—241
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 100102[a]0130
2010–11 2. Bundesliga 17120—191
2011–12 Bundesliga 33020—350
2012–13 Bundesliga 33230—362
2013–14 Bundesliga 34030—370
2014–15 Bundesliga 34110—351
2015–16 Bundesliga 281306[b]0371
2016–17 Bundesliga 27120—291
2017–18 Bundesliga 29010—300
2018–19 Bundesliga 33030—360
2019–20 Bundesliga 23110—241
Total 3248230803558
Career total 449123408049012
  1. ↑ Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA 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. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "Daniel Baier". Fussballdaten. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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