Daniel Haas (born 1 August 1983) is a German professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

1899 Hoffenheim

Haas was one of the only two players who had been with

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 1899 ...

since their promotion to the

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

and then to the Bundesliga, the German top-flight. Although Hoffenheim's number 1, he never played over 25 games a season. Along with

Ramazan Özcan Ramazan Özcan ( born 28 June 1984) is an Austrian former professional footballer of Turkish descent, who played as a goalkeeper. Career Club Özcan started his professional career with Austria Lustenau in 2003, and moved to Red Bull Salzburg ...

or Thorsten Kirschbaum contending for the role of netminder, Haas enjoyed a rather good playing time, with 23 starts in 2006—07 and 17 the next season. After Timo Hildebrand's arrival to the club of the Rhein Neckar Arena early in 2009, he had seen his appearances becomings less frequent as his last game came on 11 April, ending with a send off in the 61st minute of play. Haas had recovered his starting position during the first half of the 2010–11 season, but was named second choice after the arrival of

Tom Starke Tom Peter Starke (born 18 March 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for six German Bundesliga clubs throughout his career that lasted for 18 seasons. Starke is currently working as a goalkeeper co ...

Union Berlin

On 15 May 2012, Haas' contract with Hoffenheim expired, and he signed a two-year contract with

1. FC Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...

, keeping him at the club until 2014. He made his league debut for the club on 6 August 2012 in a 3–3 draw with

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

Erzgebirge Aue

Having been released by Union Berlin in July 2016, Haas moved to

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

in the

. He made his league debut for the club on 14 October 2016 in a 2–1 win over St. Pauli. However, Haas has played mostly backup to

Martin Männel Martin Männel (born 16 March 1988) is a German professional footballer, who plays for and captains club Erzgebirge Aue as a goalkeeper. Since his arrival in 2008, Männel has been spending his career with the ''Veilchen'' side. On 24 May 2015 ...

during his time with the club.

International career

Haas is a former youth international for Germany.

Career stats

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Daniel Living people 1983 births People from Erlenbach am Main Sportspeople from Lower Franconia Association football goalkeepers German footballers Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt II players Hannover 96 players Hannover 96 II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players 1. FC Union Berlin players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Germany youth international footballers Footballers from Bavaria