Ballack Bayer Leverkusen match shirt - Signed
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Bayer Leverkusen match issued / worn shirt by Ballack in a Bundesliga match, 2008/09 season.
You don’t always need an armband to lead your team. Sometimes, all it takes is presence: a look, a voice, that natural authority only a rare few possess. Michael Ballack was one of them. In the 2010–2011 season, Ballack returned to Bayer Leverkusen, the club where he had first made his mark between 1999 and 2002. In his second spell in red and black, he played 26 league matches and scored twice. But his true impact went far beyond stats. Even though he only wore the captain’s armband on occasion, his leadership was undeniable. He didn’t need a title, his influence could be felt in every corner of the pitch.
After all, in Germany, he was known simply as Der Capitano. Ballack became synonymous with leadership in German football. He captained the national team from 2004 to 2010, becoming the face of an entire generation. He led Germany to the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup on home soil, and all the way to the final of Euro 2008, where they fell to Spain.
In 2010, an ankle injury ruled him out of the World Cup in South Africa. In his absence, Philipp Lahm took the armband. When Ballack returned, he made his stance clear: "Hierarchy must be respected," he said. But Joachim Löw had made his decision, a new era had begun, with a new captain. Ballack would never play for the national team again. He finished with 98 caps and 42 goals. Yet for many, that proud gaze and the number 13 on his back remain the defining image of the Mannschaft in those years.
The shirt on display is from his second stint at Bayer Leverkusen, a symbol of his return, and of the captaincy debate that marked that final chapter.
Signed on the back by Ballack himself, next to his iconic number 13, it remains a powerful reminder of a leader, with or without the armband.
This memorabilia is part of the match supply made available to players during official competitions and is different in its features in relation to the ones sold in fanshops, it could have been worn during the match and washed after the end of the match or prepared for the match but then not used.
Technical details:
- Model home
- Size XL
- Made in Thailand
- Champions League patch applied on the right sleeve
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Bayer Leverkusen match issued / worn shirt by Ballack in a Bundesliga match, 2008/09 season.
You don’t always need an armband to lead your team. Sometimes, all it takes is presence: a look, a voice, that natural authority only a rare few possess. Michael Ballack was one of them. In the 2010–2011 season, Ballack returned to Bayer Leverkusen, the club where he had first made his mark between 1999 and 2002. In his second spell in red and black, he played 26 league matches and scored twice. But his true impact went far beyond stats. Even though he only wore the captain’s armband on occasion, his leadership was undeniable. He didn’t need a title, his influence could be felt in every corner of the pitch.
After all, in Germany, he was known simply as Der Capitano. Ballack became synonymous with leadership in German football. He captained the national team from 2004 to 2010, becoming the face of an entire generation. He led Germany to the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup on home soil, and all the way to the final of Euro 2008, where they fell to Spain.
In 2010, an ankle injury ruled him out of the World Cup in South Africa. In his absence, Philipp Lahm took the armband. When Ballack returned, he made his stance clear: "Hierarchy must be respected," he said. But Joachim Löw had made his decision, a new era had begun, with a new captain. Ballack would never play for the national team again. He finished with 98 caps and 42 goals. Yet for many, that proud gaze and the number 13 on his back remain the defining image of the Mannschaft in those years.
The shirt on display is from his second stint at Bayer Leverkusen, a symbol of his return, and of the captaincy debate that marked that final chapter.
Signed on the back by Ballack himself, next to his iconic number 13, it remains a powerful reminder of a leader, with or without the armband.
This memorabilia is part of the match supply made available to players during official competitions and is different in its features in relation to the ones sold in fanshops, it could have been worn during the match and washed after the end of the match or prepared for the match but then not used.
Technical details:
- Model home
- Size XL
- Made in Thailand
- Champions League patch applied on the right sleeve
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