Kurt Russ (born 23 November 1964) is an Austrian
football
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coach and a former player.
Club career
Russ began his playing career with his home town club of FC Langenwang and later moved on to
Kapfenberger SV
Kapfenberger SV is an Austrian association football club from Kapfenberg. They won the 2007–08 Austrian Football First League and advanced to the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1919 as ''Kapfenberger SC''. The club was renamed ...
. During his professional club career he played for
First Vienna
First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly k ...
,
FC Swarovski Tirol
FC Swarovski Tirol was an Austrian association football club from 1986 to 1992, based in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
History
It was created by crystal manufacturer Swarovski as a split-off of FC Wacker Innsbruck, whose Bundesliga license it a ...
and
LASK Linz
Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as Linzer ASK () or simply LASK, is an Austrian professional football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football ...
. He finished his career at
SC Schwanenstadt
SC Schwanenstadt was an Austrian football club from Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria.
The club was founded on 16 March 1946, it achieved promotion to the Landeliga (IV) in 2000 and to the Regionalliga Mitte one year later, where in 2005 they won t ...
to become player/coach.
International career
Russ' international debut came in the 1–0 victory over
Denmark
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on 27 April 1988. Under
Josef Hickersberger's management of the Austrian national side, Russ was an almost permanent fixture appearing in the starting line ups of 27, out of a possible 31, internationals. The culmination of which was the
1990 FIFA World Cup
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. Hickersberger's departure issued in the era of
Alfred Riedl
Alfred Riedl (2 November 1949 – 8 September 2020) was an Austrian football player and manager. As a player he was a striker. His last coaching role was with the Indonesia national football team.
Playing career
Club career
He first played fo ...
as national coach, which saw a decline in Russ's use. His final international was a June 1991 European qualification match, like his debut game also against
Denmark
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.
Coaching career
More recently he has been the trainer with
SC Schwanenstadt
SC Schwanenstadt was an Austrian football club from Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria.
The club was founded on 16 March 1946, it achieved promotion to the Landeliga (IV) in 2000 and to the Regionalliga Mitte one year later, where in 2005 they won t ...
and from the summer of 2007 until March 2008 he was head coach of
Vorwärts Steyr
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. He was the head coach of
Kapfenberger SV
Kapfenberger SV is an Austrian association football club from Kapfenberg. They won the 2007–08 Austrian Football First League and advanced to the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1919 as ''Kapfenberger SC''. The club was renamed ...
KSV Amateur Mannschaft
- Kapfenberger SV from 2013 until 2016.
External links
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References
1964 births
Living people
People from Mürzzuschlag District
Footballers from Styria
Austrian footballers
Association football defenders
Austria international footballers
1990 FIFA World Cup players
First Vienna FC players
FC Wacker Innsbruck players
LASK players
Kapfenberger SV players
Austrian football managers
Austrian Football Bundesliga managers
SK Vorwärts Steyr managers
Kapfenberger SV managers
TSV Hartberg managers
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