Daniel Baier
Daniel Baier (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbaɪ̯ɐ, -ni̯ɛl -]; born 18 May 1984) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Augsburg.[3]
Baier with Augsburg in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1992 | Teutonia Obernau | ||
1992–1998 | TSV Mainaschaff | ||
1998–1999 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | ||
1999–2003 | TSV 1860 Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | TSV 1860 Munich | 107 | (3) |
2007–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2010– | FC Augsburg | 301 | (7) |
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 17 June 2020 |
Career
Born in Cologne, 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.[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]
Personal life
His father, Jürgen, was also a footballer, he played for Darmstadt 98.[7] His brother Benjamin, who is also a midfielder, currently plays for Rot-Weiss Essen.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 17 June 2020.[8]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 |
- Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs
- Appearances in the Europa League
References
- "Daniel Baier" (in German). Daniel Baier. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- "U 21 Men". dfb.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- "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.
- "Augsburg captain Baier banned, fined over 'masturbation' gesture". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "DFB-Kontrollausschuss ermittelt gegen Baier". 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Das Schlimmste ist die Ungewissheit" [The worst is the uncertainty] (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- "Daniel Baier". Fussballdaten. Retrieved 18 January 2018.