{"product_id":"1995-96-borussia-dortmund-zorc-shirt","title":"Borussia Dortmund Away Nike 1995-96 Zorc Vintage Jersey","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eBorussia Dortmund 1995-96 — The title-winning season's Nike away shirt, with Zorc printing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e1995-96 season. \u003cstrong\u003eBorussia Dortmund\u003c\/strong\u003e was building something immense. This \u003cstrong\u003eNike away shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eZorc\u003c\/strong\u003e printing on the back and \u003cstrong\u003eDIE CONTINENTALE\u003c\/strong\u003e sponsor on the chest is exactly the fabric worn by one of BVB's key players during one of the most important seasons in the club's history. A \u003cstrong\u003evintage collector's item\u003c\/strong\u003e that is no longer easy to find in this condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eShirt details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1995-96\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e Borussia Dortmund\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Away\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nike\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e DIE CONTINENTALE\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e LITTLE PULLS — slight pulls on the fabric, authentic wear of a worn vintage shirt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this shirt represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe 1995-96 season was when \u003cstrong\u003eBorussia Dortmund\u003c\/strong\u003e won the \u003cstrong\u003eBundesliga\u003c\/strong\u003e for the second consecutive year, thus confirming their status as the best club in Germany in the mid-90s. Ottmar Hitzfeld was on the bench, leading an exceptional team, intelligently built, combining German stalwarts and well-targeted foreign reinforcements. BVB was no longer a challenger — it was the boss of the Bundesliga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Zorc\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose name is on the back of this shirt, is the very soul of Borussia Dortmund. A technical and combative midfielder, he is one of the few players to have worn the BVB shirt his entire career — a true club man, a true symbol. Around him were players like \u003cstrong\u003eMatthias Sammer\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStéphane Chapuisat\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAndreas Möller\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKarl-Heinz Riedle\u003c\/strong\u003e, forming a formidable collective that crushed its opponents in Germany and made Europe tremble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched in this shirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond consecutive Bundesliga title (1995-96)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDortmund clinched its \u003cstrong\u003esecond Meisterschaft in a row\u003c\/strong\u003e, crushing the competition in a German league then dominated from head to shoulders by BVB. It was the confirmation of a dynasty under construction, a club that no longer won by accident but by system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJourney in the Champions League\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1995-96, Dortmund participated in the \u003cstrong\u003eUEFA Champions League\u003c\/strong\u003e and already displayed the European level that would lead them to the continental title the following season. BVB's performances on the European stage that season sent a strong signal to the rest of the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZorc, the embodied symbol\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nHaving his name on this \u003cstrong\u003evintage Nike away shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a rarity within a rarity. Michael Zorc never left Dortmund — he played, then became the club's sporting director for decades. His name on a shirt from that era is the pure history of BVB encapsulated in 90 grams of fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs. Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is not a reproduction. It's the real jersey from that era, made in the same factories, with the same materials, the same finishes as those worn by players or sold to fans in official club stores in 1995-96. Nike at that time had a very specific approach to cut and fabrics — \u003cstrong\u003evintage Nike football shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e recognizable among a thousand, with their logos and characteristic details from the mid-90s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis shirt is rated \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e, with some small pulls on the fabric — what collectors call \"little pulls\". This is normal wear for an item that has lived, not a prohibitive defect. The structure of the shirt is intact, the Zorc flocking is present, and the overall condition remains remarkable for a \u003cstrong\u003e30-year-old collector's jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage sizing guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage sizes from the 90s\u003c\/strong\u003e do not match current standards. A Medium from 1995-96 can easily be one to two sizes smaller than what is called an M today. Nike, at that time, cut their shirts to be more fitted, closer to the body — far from the oversized cuts that can be adopted today by stylistic choice, but which here are not an option: the fabric is what it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore buying, measure your chest circumference and compare it to the actual dimensions indicated in the product sheet. If you hesitate between two sizes, always take flat measurements rather than relying on the label. Many collectors are fooled by \u003cstrong\u003evintage shirt sizes\u003c\/strong\u003e — don't make that mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy have it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBorussia Dortmund 1995-96 away shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e with DIE CONTINENTALE sponsor and Nike manufacturer is already a rarity in itself. But a copy flocked with \u003cstrong\u003eZorc\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most emblematic player in BVB's recent history, the one who never betrayed the club — is an additional level of desirability for any serious collector. This precise season, this precise player, this precise shirt: the intersection of these three elements is statistically improbable to find on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e, this shirt is in the state every collector hopes to find — not museum-quality and untouchable, nor massacred by decades of use. The small pulls are part of the item's history. There aren't many in this condition on the market, let's be honest — \u003cstrong\u003evintage Nike Borussia Dortmund shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e from the 90s with original flocking are becoming rarer with each passing year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borussia_Dortmund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eBorussia Dortmund — Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive — History of jerseys\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA — European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--nl\u003c\/ul\u003e--\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf you're looking for a piece of BVB's golden age, with a name that resonates throughout the club's history — you know what you have to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Borussia Dortmund","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":54005801484563,"sku":"370410","price":199.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_1995-96-BORUSSIA-DORTMUND-ZORC-SHIRT-M-370410_3.jpg?v=1775192754","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/1995-96-borussia-dortmund-zorc-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}