was repeatedly set back by injuries, especially to his Achilles tendon. He was only able to play 19 and 17 games in the Bundesliga in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In the 2008–09 season Baumann continued to feature regularly for Werder, although he struggled with injuries in his later years. Baumann scored the goal that took Bremen to the 2009 UEFA Cup Final, in the second leg of the semifinal against Hamburger SV, from a corner conceded by after the ball had deflected off a crumpled up piece of paper thrown from the home supporters. He announced his retirement in May 2009 with his contract set to expire the following month. On 16 December 2009, Baumann was named the seventh honorary captain of SV Werder Bremen. International career Baumann featured in 28 internationals, scoring two goals. His debut for Germany came in a 1–0 victory against Norway in Oslo, on 14 November 1999, becoming the 800th player to be capped by the German national team. He scored his two goals as a national player in 2001 in friendlies against Slovakia and Hungary. He was picked for the squads for the 2002 FIFA World Cup (appearing in the round-of-16 match against Paraguay) and UEFA Euro 2004 (two matches). At the UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal, Baumann played in the first group game against the Netherlands and in the second group game against Latvia; the team was eliminated after the group stage. Baumann played his last game on 26 March 2005 against Slovenia. Managerial career In May 2009, Baumann became Werder Bremen's assistant general manager, joining another former player, Klaus Allofs, in his staff. At the end of the 2014–15 season, he left his position as "director of first-team football and scouting" after years. Following his career as a professional footballer, Baumann switched to SV Werder Bremen's management at the beginning of 2010 after taking a six-month "break". At the end of 2011 he also became head of the Scout (sport) department. In November 2012 he was promoted to director of professional football and scouting. In this position, created especially for him, he worked directly for the managing director of professional football Thomas Eichin. After the 2014–15 season, he resigned from the position. On 19 May 2016, Baumann was announced as the new sporting director of Werder Bremen, replacing Thomas Eichin, who was removed from the club immediately due to differing views