Daniel Niedzkowski (born 14 December 1976) is a German football coach and former player who will become assistant head coach of English club Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2025.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Solingen, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfB am Bavert | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| VfB Solingen | |||
| 1998–1999 | Wuppertaler SV | ||
| 1999 | FC Remscheid | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Solingen, Niedzkowski played as a midfielder for lower-league clubs including VfB am Bavert, VfB Solingen, Wuppertaler SV and FC Remscheid.[1][2]
Coaching career
editNiedzkowski worked as a coach with the German Football Association (DFB) from 2008,[1] joining Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2013,[3] before returning to the DFB in 2016.[4][5][6]
In November 2024, Niedzkowski was appointed as assistant head coach of English club Brighton & Hove Albion, with effect from January 2025.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Riedel, Alexander (28 June 2018). "Daniel Niedzkowski: Solinger formt Deutschlands Fußballtrainer". RP ONLINE.
- ^ "Daniel Niedzkowski". worldfootball.net. 26 September 2014.
- ^ ONLINE, RP (28 May 2013). "Bayer Leverkusen: Bayer 04 holt Niedzkowski als neuen Co-Trainer". RP ONLINE.
- ^ "Daniel Niedzkowski rejoins DFB | Bayer04.de". Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH.
- ^ Hartmann, Ulrich (21 March 2018). "Daniel Niedzkowski - neuer Chef-Ausbilder der Trainer". Süddeutsche.de.
- ^ "Neuer DFB-Chefausbilder: «Müssen jeden Stein umdrehen»". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt.
- ^ "Brighton: Daniel Niedzkowski appointed assistant head coach to Fabian Hurzeler". BBC Sport. 9 November 2024.
- ^ Naylor, Andy. "Brighton add Daniel Niedzkowski to Fabian Hurzeler's coaching staff" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Daniel Niedzkowski verlässt DFB und wechselt nach Brighton in die Premier League". www.dfb.de.