Thomas Kurz (born 3 April 1988) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Altötting Altötting (, Bavarian: ; ''Oidäding'') is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Altötting of Germany. For 500 years it has been the scene of religious pilgrimages by Catholics in honor of Mary, including a visit by Pope John Paul II i ...

, Kurz began his career with SV 1963 Unterneukirchen, before joining

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

in 2003. After two years in Bayern's junior team, he moved on to

SV Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports. ...

, where he came through the youth team, making his debut in 2007 as a substitute for Thomas Neubert in a 1–0 win over

Karlsruher SC II Karlsruher SC II is the reserve team of German association football club Karlsruher SC, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Historically the team has played as Karlsruher SC Amateure until 2005. The team has reached the first round of the DF ...

. He played 23 games in the Regionalliga Süd, scoring three goals as the team qualified for the new

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. In two years at that level he played 36 games, scoring seven goals, before returning to FC Bayern in July 2010, to play for their reserve team. Initially he played in his usual position as a

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, but with the increased competition with the arrival of Marcos Alvarez and

Steffen Wohlfarth Steffen Wohlfarth (born 14 September 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is known for nickname as "Wolfman". Career Born in Friedrichshafen, Wohlfarth started his football career at SC Schnetzenhausen a ...

in January 2011, he was often deployed as a central defender. He was released by Bayern at the end of the 2010–11 season after their relegation from the third tier and joined

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

on 21 July 2011. In his first season with Regensburg, he helped them win promotion to the

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after a playoff victory over

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

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* 1988 births Living people People from Altötting Footballers from Upper Bavaria German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Men's association football forwards 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players SV Wacker Burghausen players FC Bayern Munich II players SSV Jahn Regensburg players {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub