Special features

Short-sleeve shirt; federation logo and Puma logo sewn on; back number rubberised front and back; unwashed with stains; original autograph of Michael Baur on the front; Puma. From the collection of a former DFB official.

The match

Austria won 2-0 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in World Cup qualifying on 5 September 2001. Andreas Herzog scored both goals and kept Austria's hopes of the World Cup play-offs alive - a matter-of-fact but important evening at the Prater.

FIFA World Cup 2002 qualifying

Austria2

🇧🇦Bosnien-Herzegowina0

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaWednesday, 5 September 2001

The player

Age

32 years

Shirt number

Birthplace

Innsbruck, Austria

Club

FC Tirol Innsbruck

Nationality

Innsbruck, Austria

Michael Baur was an experienced Austrian international and defensive midfielder. With Tirol Innsbruck he won several national titles and brought that leadership quality to the national team as well. The unwashed, signed shirt links a specific World Cup qualifying win with a late, mature phase of his international career.