Daniel Hägele (born 23 February 1989) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

Würzburger Kickers Würzburger Kickers is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria. In pre-World War II football, the club competed briefly at the highest level in the Bezirksliga Bayern, and during the war, in the Gauliga Bayern. Post-war, ...

Career

In 2007, Hägele moved from the under-19 team of SSV Ulm 1846 to VfR Aalen. There, he mainly appeared for the second team. In the 2008–09 season, however, he also played for the first team in the

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. In the summer of 2010 he returned to Ulm. After six months, he moved to

SG Sonnenhof Großaspach SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (german: Sportgemeinschaft Sonnenhof Großaspach e.V.), commonly known as Sonnenhof Großaspach, is a German professional football club based in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg. The club play in the Regionalliga Südwest, whi ...

. In the summer of 2013, Hägele was also appointed team captain of the Aspach-based team. With the club, he celebrated promotion to the 3. Liga in 2014 as champion of the Regionalliga Südwest. Hägele made a total of 220 competitive appearances in which he scored 11 goals for the club, during his seven-year stint there. For the 2018–19 season, Hägele moved to the

and signed a contract valid until June 2020. He soon established himself as a starter and played a significant role in the team's stout defense. After the retirement of

Sebastian Schuppan Sebastian Schuppan (born 18 July 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He serves as the sporting director of Würzburger Kickers. Playing career Schuppan grew up in Hohenbocka, Oberspreewald-Lausitz. He sta ...

, Hägele was appointed team captain after the club had managed promotion to the

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in 2020.

Honours

SG Sonnenhof Großaspach * Regionalliga Südwest: 2013–14 Würzburger Kickers *

runners-up: 2019–20 * Bavarian Cup: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagele, Daniel 1989 births Living people People from Schwäbisch Gmünd Footballers from Stuttgart (region) German men's footballers Men's association football defenders 1. FC Normannia Gmünd players SSV Ulm 1846 players VfR Aalen players SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players FC Würzburger Kickers players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players 2. Bundesliga players