Daniel Beichler

Daniel Beichler
Beichler in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
Grambach
1996–2006 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Sturm Graz 64 (21)
2007 → Reggina (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2013 Hertha BSC II 7 (2)
2010–2013 Hertha BSC 1 (0)
2011 → St. Gallen (loan) 7 (0)
2011 → MSV Duisburg (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012 → SV Ried (loan) 26 (4)
2013 → SV 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)
International career
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)
Managerial career
2017–2020 JAZ GU-Süd
2024–2026 FC Liefering
2026 Red Bull Salzburg
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Beichler (born 13 October 1988) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker in Austria and Germany and represented the Austria national football team. He is currently the manager of KV Kortrijk.

Playing career

Beichler began his football career as a child at SV Grambach. In 1995 he moved to the U-8 youth team of Sturm Graz. He played for 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 he scored his first Bundesliga goal. On 19 July 2010, Beichler signed a four-year contract with German Bundesliga relegated team Hertha BSC. During the winter break of the 2010–11 season he moved to Swiss club St. Gallen on loan.

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Beichler was loaned to MSV Duisburg in the 2. Bundesliga for one year. After the end of this loan he went on loan from Hertha BSC to SV Ried. He returned to Hertha BSC for the 2021–13 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.

After three years playing in Germany, Beichler returned to Austria in 2013 to sign a two-year contract with Sturm Graz. He joined SKN St. Pölten in the Austrian Football First League for the start of the 2015–16 season. In July 2017, Beichler announced the end of his career as a professional footballer due to knee problems.

International

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

He made his debut in this match on 1 April 2009. He played five matches for Austria.

Managerial career

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 joined FC Red Bull Salzburg. There he worked as a youth coach. From July 2022 he trained the U-18 team at the Salzburg Academy. In April 2024, Beichler became caretaker manager of FC Liefering until the end of the season. Because Cinel stayed in the staff of Red Bull Salzburg, Beichler was promoted to head coach of FC Liefering. In April 2025, Beichler led FC Red Bull Salzburg's U19 team to the UEFA Youth League Final Four.

On 18 February 2026, he was appointed manager of Red Bull Salzburg. At the time of his takeover, the "Bulls" were tied for first place with LASK. Under Beichler's leadership Salzburg finished third place. His tenure ended in May 2026 after 14 games in charge.

On the 7th of october it was anounced he will become the new manager of Belgian side KV Kortrijk.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sturm Graz 2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga 2000—20
2007–08 Austrian Bundesliga 61——61
2008–09 Austrian Bundesliga 27943413513
2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 2911611144616
Total 64211041558930 —
Hertha BSC II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 41——41
2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 31——31
Total 72000072—
Hertha BSC 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 0000—00
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 1000—10
Total 10000010 —
St. Gallen (loan) 2010–11 Swiss Super League 7000—70
MSV Duisburg (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 1010—20
SV Ried (loan) 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 2644000304
SV Sandhausen (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7000—70
Sturm Graz 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 331040103810
2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 21332—245
Total 541372106215 —
Sturm Graz (A) 2014–15 Austrian Regional League Central 21——21
SKN St. Pölten 2015–16 First League 13020—150
Career total 1824124616522252 —
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Intertoto Cup, one appearance in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 200940
201010
Total50

Managerial

As of match played 17 May 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
FC Liefering 16 April 2024 17 February 2026 52201418038.5
Red Bull Salzburg 18 February 2026 30 June 2026 14437028.6
KV Kortrijk 7 October 2026 Now 0 0 0 0
Total 66241725036.4

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Beichler is de nieuwe hoofdtrainer van KV Kortrijk". KV Kortrijk (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Hertha: Interview mit Daniel Beichler". www.herthabsc.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Neuzugang Beichler schiesst St.Gallen zum Sieg". St.Galler Tagblatt (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Beichler kehrt nach drei Jahren zu Sturm Graz zurück". Die Presse (in German). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Werbeagentur, innpuls (29 August 2011). "Daniel Beichler und Marco Meilinger kicken für die SV Josko Ried". SV Ried (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  6. ↑ VN, Zeitungsimport. "Langer-Klub Sandhausen holt Beichler". Vorarlberger Nachrichten | VN.at (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Odyssee beendet: Beichler wieder zu Hause" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Beichler wird ein Wolf!" [Daniel Beichler is a Wolf!] (in German). skn-stpoelten.at. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  9. ↑ red, ORF at/Agenturen (13 July 2017). "Daniel Beichler beendet Karriere verletzungsbedingt". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Allgemeines Unvermögen". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Nachrichten, Salzburger (7 July 2020). "Ex-Teamspieler Beichler wird Red-Bull-Nachwuchstrainer". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Interimistisch: Ex-Sturm-Spieler Daniel Beichler Trainer bei Liefering" [Interim: Former Sturm player Daniel Beichler manager of Liefering] (in German). kleinezeitung.at. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. ↑ FC Liefering
  14. ↑ peter.gutmayer (25 April 2025). "Daniel Beichler vor Youth League: "Nehme mich nicht so wichtig"". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Daniel Beichler is the new head coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg". redbullsalzburg.at. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  16. ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg
  17. ↑ "Daniel Beichler is de nieuwe hoofdtrainer van KV Kortrijk". KV Kortrijk (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Daniel Beichler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Daniel Beichler". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Beichler, Daniel" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 9 March 2012.