Hellas Verona Away Shirt 2000/01 – Martin Laursen – N.23 – Player Issued – Lotto – Serie A

Martin Laursen's Player Issued shirt: a relic of Hellas Verona's historic 2000/01 salvation

The second official Hellas Verona shirt for the 2000/2001 season in its Player Issued version is a relic of extraordinary historical and collector's value. Made in Italy by Lotto with the "Italian Sport Design" wording — a mark of quality from the Venetian brand during its golden years of football production — the kit features the professional finishes reserved for team supply, with materials and stitching of a higher standard than the commercial version for fans. The navy blue design with yellow and royal blue inserts on the shoulders and sleeves is immediately recognisable as one of the most fascinating kits of the gialloblu era. The V-neck features the gialloblu stripe, symbol colours of the Scaliger club, while the embroidered club logo and the Lotto brand on a patch are applied to the front. The sleeve features the official Lega Calcio Serie A patch, a detail that certifies its competitive destination in the top Italian league. The back is personalised with the name LAURSEN and the number 23 in white, those of the Danish defender in his season as an absolute protagonist. The shirt is preserved in Excellent vintage superb condition, with fabric, colours and prints perfectly intact more than twenty-five years after its production.

The player: Martin Laursen

Martin Laursen (Fårvang, 26 July 1977) is a former Danish central defender, one of the strongest of his generation in Serie A. Arriving in Verona in August 1998 on the recommendation of Preben Elkjær, the Danish legend who had made Hellas great in the 1980s, Laursen spent three seasons in gialloblu, leaving an indelible mark on the club's history. In the 2000/2001 season, he was an undisputed starter and protagonist of a memorable year: his goal in the victory against Reggina in the first leg of the salvation play-off — a surge and a powerful header — was half of Hellas's stay in Serie A, which remained in the hearts of Scaliger fans forever. With 55 total appearances and 4 goals in gialloblu, Laursen is still considered today one of the most loved foreign defenders in the club's history. In the summer of 2001, he moved to AC Milan, where he won the Champions League, Coppa Italia, and the 2003/04 Scudetto, competing against legendary competition such as Maldini and Nesta. He ended his career at Aston Villa, where he became captain and a club legend, before retiring at 32 due to severe knee problems.

What is a Player Issued shirt?

A Player Issued shirt is a jersey prepared specifically for a certain player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version due to a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, internal labels with composition and technical match details, cut and materials reserved exclusively for team supply. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and inferior only to the Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of extremely high historical and commercial value, often impossible to find on the market years after its production. The personalisation with the player's name and number, combined with the presence of the official league patch, certifies its belonging to the official squad and significantly increases its collectible value over time.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

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