Stefan Kulovits (born 19 April 1983) is an Austrian professional

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coach and a former

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. He is the manager of Rapid Wien II.

Club career

Rapid Wien

Kulovits came through the youth ranks of Rapid Wien and made it to the senior team in the 2002–03 season after a year at the reserves team. He won two league titles with Rapid and played in the

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with them.

SV Sandhausen

Kulovits signed for

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club

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The club's greatest success ...

in June 2013 and in his first season was appointed

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of the team. He made over 120 competitive appearances for the club and announced his retirement as a footballer at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season,

Coaching career

SV Sandhausen

He was named interim manager on 15 February 2021. He was sacked on 22 September 2021.

Rapid Wien II

On 3 January 2022, Kulovits was hired as the head coach of Rapid Wien II in the 2. Liga.

International career

Kulovits made his debut for the Austria national team in a February 2005 friendly match against

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Honours

Rapid Wien *

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: 2004–05, 2007–08

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kulovits, Stefan 1983 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Association football midfielders Austrian footballers Austria international footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers SK Rapid Wien players SV Sandhausen players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian football managers SV Sandhausen managers 2. Bundesliga managers Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Germany