Size: Default Title

Condition: 9/10 Superb. A few little bobbles near the lower front hem

Size: Adult Extra Large

Chest Measurement: 44-46 Inches / 112-117 CM

Manufacturer: Puma

Colour: White, black trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1999/2000

Player: Jan-Pieter Martens

Patches: Bundesliga

Official Puma SK Sturm Graz home football shirt from the 1999/00 season. Complete with Martens #14 on the back of the shirt in original flock lettering, and official Max. Bundesliga patch on the chest.

Condition of this vintage football jersey is 9/10 - Superb. A few little bobbles near the lower front hem (see photos).

 

The year 1999 saw Sturm Graz retain the title, securing the treble as they did so (league, cup and super cup), in addition to appearing in the qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Here, however, a scoreless draw with Spartak Moscow proved to be the team's only success. The 1999–2000 season saw Sturm in the Champions League for a second time, finishing third in its group. FC Tirol wrested the domestic title from Sturm's grasp, but the runners-up spot achieved was sufficient for a third trip into the following season's Champions League.

Sensationally, Sturm Graz won its Champions League Group D (against Galatasaray, Rangers and Monaco), reaching the second round for the first time. The league campaign was less successful – a fourth-place finish, the worst under Osim.

After the Champions League exploits, several key players out of the 12 who later left were not suitably replaced. Worse still, this hasty squad redevelopment devoured almost all the profit made from the European campaign. Only a small fraction of the money was invested in youth development to establish an academy. Despite this, the newly assembled team again finished in second place in the league, but failed at the qualification hurdle for the Champions League. This, together with increasing criticism from the club president, precipitated the departure of Osim after eight years at the helm.

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