Daniel Gygax (born 28 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

[2] Gygax earned 35 caps for the Swiss national team, playing at two European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Gygax along with another signing Hakan Yakin has helped their team to a surprise lead in the Swiss Super League with half of the season gone.

Gygax made his debut for the Swiss national team on 31 March 2004, replacing Hakan Yakin after 60 minutes of a 1–0 friendly loss to Greece in Heraklion.

His last of 35 internationals was on 11 June 2008, as a late substitute in a group game against Turkey at Euro 2008 which the Swiss co-hosted.