Daniel Ziebig (born 21 January 1983) is a German former professional

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who played as a left-back.

Career

Born in

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, East Germany, Ziebig began his career with Dynamo Dresden, making his debut in 2001, when the club was languishing in the Oberliga (IV). He quickly became a key player, as the club managed two promotions in three years, reaching the

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in 2004. Injury meant he missed most of Dynamo's first season at this level, but he had shown enough promise to attract the interest of Hamburger SV, whom he joined after Dynamo's relegation. In his first six months in Hamburg, Ziebig was a regular in HSV's reserve team, in the

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(III). Ziebig joined 2. Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus on loan in January 2006, and helped them earn promotion to the Bundesliga, before signing a permanent deal with the club. He made 150 appearances for Cottbus in seven years, before joining Hallescher FC on a six-month loan in January 2013. He was signed by manager

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, who had been a player/coach when Ziebig came through at Dynamo Dresden. He made the move to Halle permanent in July 2013.

Honours

NOFV-Oberliga The NOFV- Oberliga is a division at step 5 of the German football league system. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it became the successor of the DDR-Oberliga, and functions today as a 5th division in the former territory of East Germany and the ...

: 2002 * Regionalliga Nord runner-up: 2004 *

third place: 2006

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* * 1983 births Living people People from Elsterwerda People from Bezirk Cottbus German men's footballers Footballers from Brandenburg Men's association football wingers Dynamo Dresden players Hamburger SV players Hamburger SV II players FC Energie Cottbus players Hallescher FC players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub