Daniel Bauer (born 17 October 1982) is a German former professional footballer, and currently the assistant manager of Hannover 96 II.

Born in Andernach, West Germany, Bauer began his senior career at TuS Mayen in the then fifth-tier Verbandsliga Rheinland, winning promotion to tier IV in his first season.

Bauer was able to sign a contract with Union Berlin in the following winter and played in ten Regionalliga Nord games for the club.

[4] Despite being highly valued in the league – Finnish sports magazine Urheilulehti ranked him eight-best foreign player[4] – his contract was not renewed at the end of the season and Bauer faced unemployment again.

FC Magdeburg, he dissolved his contract and joined SV Eintracht Trier 05 in early 2012, before moving on to VfB Oldenburg in the summer.