Michael Baur

Michael Baur (born 16 April 1969) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career Born in Innsbruck, Baur started his career with Tirol Innsbruck and played 12 seasons for them, winning four league titles and a domestic cup. In 1997, he went for a short break to Japan and also played a season in the German Bundesliga for Hamburger SV. At 34 years of age, he signed for SV Pasching, and after another four seasons there he decided to make another move and switched to LASK Linz.

International career Baur made his debut for the Austria national team in a May 1990 friendly match against the Netherlands as a substitute for Kurt Russ and was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. His last international match was an October 2002 European Championship qualifying match, also against the Netherlands. He earned a total of 40 caps, scoring five goals.

Coaching career Baur was announced as the new head coach of SV Grödig on 7 May 2014, four days before the final match of the end of the 2013–14 season. He begins in the 2014–15 season. to end of November 2013.

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Team From To Record Red Bull Salzburg II June 2012 Total—

Honours Tirol Innsbruck Austrian Bundesliga: 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 Austrian Cup: 1992–93