Daniel Beichler

Association footballer

Daniel Beichler (born 13 October 1988) is an Austrian former professional footballer. He played as a striker for different teams mainly in Austria and Germany. He also played for the Austrian national football team.

Daniel Beichler
Beichler with Sturm Graz in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
FC Liefering (caretaker manager)
Youth career
Grambach
1996–2006 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Sturm Graz 64 (21)
2007Reggina (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2013 Hertha BSC II 7 (2)
2010–2013 Hertha BSC 1 (0)
2011St. Gallen (loan) 7 (0)
2011MSV Duisburg (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012SV Ried (loan) 26 (4)
2013SV Sandhausen (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2015 Sturm Graz 54 (13)
2014–2015 Sturm Graz (A) 2 (1)
2015–2017 SKN St. Pölten 13 (0)
Total 182 (41)
National team
Austria U17 12 (3)
Austria U18 3 (0)
2005–2007 Austria U19 14 (4)
2008 Austria U20 4 (0)
2008–2009 Austria U21 3 (2)
2009–2010 Austria 5 (0)
Teams managed
2017–2020 JAZ GU-Süd
2017 SV Pirka-Windorf (assistance coach)
2020 SC Kalsdorf (assistance coach)
2020-2021 FC Red Bull Salzburg (youth)
2021 FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy (U16 assistance coach)
2021-2022 FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy (U16)
2022-2024 FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy (U18)
2024 FC Liefering (caretaker manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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Beichler began his football career as a child at SV Grambach. In 1995 he moved to the U-8 youth team of SK Sturm Graz. He played for SK Sturm Graz II and in 2007 on loan for Reggina Calcio. He did not make any Serie A appearances. In 2007 SK Sturm brought him back to Graz. Beichler made his debut in the Austrian Bundesliga on 24 November 2007 against SCR Altach. He came on as a substitute for Mario Haas in the 86th minute In this match he scored his first Bundesliga goal. On 19 July 2010, Beichler signed a four-year contract with German Bundesliga relegated team Hertha BSC [1] He has not played for the club due to injuries. During the winter break of the 2010/11 season he moved to FC St. Gallen on loan.

At the beginning of the 2011/12 season, Beichler was loaned to MSV Duisburg in the 2nd Bundesliga for one year. [2] After the end of this loan he went also on loan from Hertha BSC to SV Ried. [3] Beichler returned to Hertha BSC for the 2012/13 season. At the end of January 2013, Beichler was loaned out to SV Sandhausen until the end of the 2012/13 season in order to gain more match practice. [4]

Beichler returned to SK Sturm Graz for the 2013/14 season. He signed a two-year contract until 30 June 2015 with an option for a further year. He joined SKN St. Pölten in the Austrian Football First League for the start of the 2015–16 season.[5] In July 2017, Beichler announced the end of his career as a professional footballer due to knee problems. [6]

International

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Beichler played for Austrias U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 teams. On March 18, 2009, he was called up to the senior national team squad for the World Cup qualifier against Romania for the first time.

On 18 March 2009, he was called up to the senior national team squad for the World Cup qualifier against Romania . He made his debut in this match on 1 April 2009. He played 5 matches for Austria without scoring a goal.

Manager

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From January 2017, Daniel Beichler worked as a trainer in the youth sector. He coached at the youth level at JAZ GU-Süd, the Styrian cooperation club of FC Red Bull Salzburg. In July 2020 he moved to the Salzburg. There he worked as a youth coach. From July 2022 he trained the U-18 team at the Salzburg Academy. [7] In April 2024 he became the interim coach of the second division team FC Liefering. Onur Cinel, the head coach of Liefering, became caretaker at FC Red Bull Salzburg. [8] Because Cinel stayed in the staff of Red Bull Salzburg, Beichler was promoted to head coach of FC Liefering. [9]

Honours

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Austrian Cupː 2010

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club[10] Season[10] League Cup Continental Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sturm Graz 2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 2 0 [10]
2007–08 6 1 6 1 [10]
2008–09 27 9 4 3 4 1 35 13 [10]
2009–10 29 11 6 1 11 4 46 16 [10]
Total 64 21 10 4 15 5 89 30
Hertha BSC II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 4 1 4 1 [11]
2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 3 1 3 1 [10]
Total 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
Hertha BSC 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 [11]
2012–13 1 0 0 0 1 0 [10]
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
St. Gallen (loan) 2010–11 Super League 7 0 0 0 7 0 [10]
MSV Duisburg (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 2 0 [12]
SV Ried (loan) 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 26 4 4 0 0 0 30 4 [10]
SV Sandhausen (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 7 0 [10]
Sturm Graz 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 33 10 4 0 1 0 38 10 [10]
2014–15 21 3 3 2 24 5 [10]
Total 54 13 7 2 1 0 62 15
Sturm Graz (A) 2014–15 Austrian Regional League Central 2 1 2 1 [10]
SKN St. Pölten 2015–16 First League 13 0 2 0 15 0 [10]
Career total 182 41 24 6 16 5 222 52

References

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  1. Hertha BSC online
  2. Laola.at (German)
  3. SV Ried Homepage
  4. "Hertha BSC.de". Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. "Daniel Beichler wird ein Wolf!" (in German). skn-stpoelten.at. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. ORF.at
  7. SN.at (German)
  8. FC Liefering Homepage
  9. FC Liefering
  10. 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 "Daniel Beichler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Daniel Beichler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  12. "Beichler, Daniel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 9 March 2012.