Career
Foreign most of his active career, he played for Kolbotn Håndball. He was the third of five siblings, and his less successful brothers Runar Bauer and Hans Edvard Bauer also played for Kolbotn Håndball. Between 1978 to 1985, he played 153 international games for the Norwegian National team
After retiring as a player, Bauer has been a coach for a number of teams, both at the senior and junior level