PLAYER DETAILS
Daniel Stendel profile
- Club
- Barnsley
- Position
- Manager
- Nationality
- Germany
- Date of birth
- 1974-04-04
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt an der Oder, East Germany
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Daniel Stendel
Daniel Stendel (born 4 April 1974) is a German professional football manager and former player, who currently is the head coach of EFL League One club Barnsley.
Stendel played as a striker in his native Germany, spending most of his playing career with Hannover 96, who he later managed. He then had a spell as manager of Barnsley, helping them win promotion to the Championship in his only full season before he was dismissed in October 2019. He was appointed manager of Scottish club Heart of Midlothian in December 2019. Hearts were relegated after the curtailed 2019–20 season, and in June 2020 Stendel was replaced as manager. In May 2021 he was appointed manager of Nancy, but was dismissed by the French club in September 2021.