Michael Baur
Michael Baur (born 16 April 1969) is a former Austrian football player He played mainly for FC Wacker Innsbruck as defender He has also played for Austria national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Baur | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Innsbruck, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989-1996 1997 1997-2002 2002-2003 2003-2007 2007-2009 |
Swarovski Tirol / Tirol Innsbruck Urawa Red Diamonds Tirol Innsbruck Hamburger SV Pasching LASK Linz | ||
| National team | |||
| 1990-2002 | Austria | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 - | LASK Linz (assistance coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Michael Baur started playing with SV Innsbruck where he was discovered by Ernst Happel, the coach of FC Swarovski Tirol. 1989 Buar started his professional career here. He played 12 seasons for Innsbruck. In 1997 he went for a short break to Japan and also played a season in the German Bundesliga for Hamburger SV. At the age of 34 he signed with FC Pasching. After they sold their license to Austria Kärnten he went on to LASK Linz where his career ended. Afterwards he started a career as assistance coach for LASK Linz.
He played 40 matches for the Austrian national football team and scored five goals. He was member of the team for the 1990 FIFA World Cup but did not play.
Honours
- 4 x Austrian Champion: 1989/90, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02
- 1 x Austrian Cup: 1992/93
- 40 matches and 5 goals for the National football team between 1990 and 2002
- Member of the 1990 FIFA World cup squad
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Austria | League | |||
| 1989/90 | Swarovski Tirol | Bundesliga | 22 | 2 |
| 1990/91 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 1991/92 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1992/93 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1993/94 | Tirol Innsbruck | Bundesliga | 34 | 6 |
| 1994/95 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1995/96 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 1996/97 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 1997 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J. League 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Austria | League | |||
| 1997/98 | Tirol Innsbruck | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 |
| 1998/99 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 1999/00 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2000/01 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2001/02 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Germany | League | |||
| 2002/03 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 |
| Austria | League | |||
| 2003/04 | Pasching | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 |
| 2004/05 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2005/06 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2006/07 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2007/08 | LASK Linz | Bundesliga | 35 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Country | Austria | 566 | 57 | |
| Japan | 7 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 583 | 58 | ||
International career statistics
| Austria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 1 |
| 1993 | 6 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 5 |
