Gernot Jurtin (9 October 1955 – 5 December 2006) was an
Austrian football player, and a legend amongst
Sturm Graz
Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white.
In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian f ...
fans.
Club career
Jurtin joined
Sturm Graz
Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white.
In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian f ...
in the summer of 1974 under coach
Karl Schlechta and immediately forced his way into the starting eleven. One of his finest seasons came in 1980/81 when he scored 20 goals in the
Bundesliga
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including five in a 7–0 win against
Wiener Sportclub
The Wiener Sport-Club, sometimes abbreviated as WSC, was established in 1883 in Vienna, Austria and is one of the country's oldest athletics clubs. Their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city ( 17th district).
History
At var ...
on 5 June 1981. He formed a prolific strike partnership with
Bozo Bakota. By the time Jurtin left
Sturm Graz
Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white.
In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian f ...
in 1987, he had made 373 appearances for them, scoring 119 league goals. The blond-haired number 11 was the first Graz player to break the 100-goal barrier in the league.
International career
Between 1979 and 1983, he won 12 caps for
Austria
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, scoring one goal. He made two appearances for them in the
1982 FIFA World Cup, against
Chile
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and
Northern Ireland
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.
Death
On 5 December 2006, he died of
cancer
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at the age of 51.
Honours
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Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
** 1981
External links
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References
1955 births
2006 deaths
People from Murau District
Austrian footballers
Austria international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
SK Sturm Graz players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Deaths from cancer in Austria
Association football forwards
Footballers from Styria
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