Daniel Bauer
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Daniel Bauer is a German football player who is currently a free agent.
in the then fifth-tier Verbandsliga Rheinland
, winning promotion to tier IV in his first season. After the club finished 12th in the Oberliga Südwest
, Bauer moved to 2nd Bundesliga
side Eintracht Trier where he spent the next four years, playing in 26 2nd Bundesliga matches and then 10 Regionalliga Süd
matches following Trier's relegation at the end of the 2004-05 season.
After his contract was not renewed following another relegation of Eintracht Trier, Bauer was unemployed for a while after injuring himself on the last day of his trial at 1. FC Union Berlin
when he tore three ligaments in his ankle joint.
However, Bauer was able to sing a contract with Union Berlin in the following winter and played in 10 Regionalliga Nord
games for the club.
However, Bauer was not able to agree on a new contract with the club and was again unemployed until signing a contract with Finnish top-tier club RoPS
. Here Bauer played in 9 matches in the Veikkausliiga
, but bad luck hit again when he broke his shoulderblade in June. Despite being highly valued in the league - Finnish sports magazine Urheilulehti
ranked him eight-best foreign player - his contract was not renewed at the end of the season and Bauer faced unemployment again.
On 2 February 2009, Bauer signed a contract with Regionalliga Nord side 1. FC Magdeburg that will keep him at the club until June 2010. He later extended his contract until June 2011.
Career
Bauer began his senior career at TuS MayenTuS Mayen
Tus Mayen is a German association football club from the city of Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is part of a larger sports club that also includes departments for athletics, basketball, dance, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, swimming, and tennis....
in the then fifth-tier Verbandsliga Rheinland
Verbandsliga Rheinland
The Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.- Overview :...
, winning promotion to tier IV in his first season. After the club finished 12th in the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
, Bauer moved to 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
side Eintracht Trier where he spent the next four years, playing in 26 2nd Bundesliga matches and then 10 Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
matches following Trier's relegation at the end of the 2004-05 season.
After his contract was not renewed following another relegation of Eintracht Trier, Bauer was unemployed for a while after injuring himself on the last day of his trial at 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
when he tore three ligaments in his ankle joint.
However, Bauer was able to sing a contract with Union Berlin in the following winter and played in 10 Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany...
games for the club.
However, Bauer was not able to agree on a new contract with the club and was again unemployed until signing a contract with Finnish top-tier club RoPS
RoPS
Rovaniemen Palloseura is a Finnish football club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division but got relegated to Ykkönen after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season...
. Here Bauer played in 9 matches in the Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
, but bad luck hit again when he broke his shoulderblade in June. Despite being highly valued in the league - Finnish sports magazine Urheilulehti
Urheilulehti
Urheilulehti is a popular weekly Finnish sports magazine. It is the second oldest sports journal in the World , founded by Ivar Wilskman in January 1898. The current editor-in-chief of Urheilulehti is Jukka Rönkä....
ranked him eight-best foreign player - his contract was not renewed at the end of the season and Bauer faced unemployment again.
On 2 February 2009, Bauer signed a contract with Regionalliga Nord side 1. FC Magdeburg that will keep him at the club until June 2010. He later extended his contract until June 2011.