Daniel Niedzkowski

Daniel Niedzkowski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-12-14) 14 December 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Solingen, West Germany
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion (assistant head coach)
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

Daniel Niedzkowski (born 14 December 1976) is a German football coach and former player who is assistant head coach of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Playing career

Born 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

Niedzkowski 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

1. Riedel, Alexander (28 June 2018). "Daniel Niedzkowski: Solinger formt Deutschlands Fußballtrainer". RP ONLINE.
2. "Daniel Niedzkowski". worldfootball.net. 26 September 2014.
3. ONLINE, RP (28 May 2013). "Bayer Leverkusen: Bayer 04 holt Niedzkowski als neuen Co-Trainer". RP ONLINE.
4. "Daniel Niedzkowski rejoins DFB | Bayer04.de". Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH.
5. Hartmann, Ulrich (21 March 2018). "Daniel Niedzkowski - neuer Chef-Ausbilder der Trainer". Süddeutsche.de.
6. "Neuer DFB-Chefausbilder: «Müssen jeden Stein umdrehen»". Nachrichten der Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt.
7. "Brighton: Daniel Niedzkowski appointed assistant head coach to Fabian Hurzeler". BBC Sport. 9 November 2024.
8. Naylor, Andy. "Brighton add Daniel Niedzkowski to Fabian Hurzeler's coaching staff" – via NYTimes.com.
9. "Daniel Niedzkowski verlässt DFB und wechselt nach Brighton in die Premier League". www.dfb.de.