Daniel Baier

Daniel Baier

Personal information
Date of birth	18 May 1984 (1984-05-18) (age 27)
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	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	1860 Munich	107	(3)
2007–2010	VfL Wolfsburg	16	(0)
2008–2009	→ FC Augsburg (loan)	23	(1)
2010–	FC Augsburg	27	(1)
National team
	Germany Under 19	2	(0)
	Germany Under 20	3[1]	(1)
2005	Germany Under 21	1[2]	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2011. † 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 Baier, was also a footballer, he played for Darmstadt 98.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Daniel Baier" (in German). Daniel Baier. http://www.daniel-baier.com/karriere.html. Retrieved 3 July 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "U 21 Men". dfb.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=501415&spielid=243&action=schema&teama=Deutschland&teamb=Wales. Retrieved 3 July 2009. 
3. ^ "Steckbrief" (in German). Daniel Baier. http://www.daniel-baier.com/portrait.html. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
4. ^ "Daniel Baier" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/baierdaniel/. Retrieved 3 July 2009. 
5. ^ "Baier kommt - Schindler geht [Baier comes - Schindler leaves]" (in German). fcaugsburg.de. 31 January 2010. http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=3382c6df91da6991333c758abb0e5d10&id=/index/aktuell/news/data14992.htm. Retrieved 22 March 2010. 
6. ^ "Das Schlimmste ist die Ungewissheit [The worst is the uncertainty]" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 18 February 2009. http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Home/Sport/FC-Augsburg/Artikel,-FC-Augsburg-Das-Schlimmste-ist-die-Ungewissheit-_arid,1489117_regid,2_puid,2_pageid,4475.html. Retrieved 3 July 2009. 

External links

• Official website (German)
• Daniel Baier at fussballdaten.de (German)

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Name	Baier, Daniel
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Date of birth	18 May 1984
Place of birth	Cologne, West Germany
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