Bartoloměj Kuru (born 6 April 1987) is an Austrian

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who plays as a

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for SC Maria Lanzendorf.

Club career

Kuru made his FK Austria debut at the age of 16 in 2002–03. He was primarily a reserve to Szabolcs Sáfár since then, although he did spend part of the 2004–05 season on loan to

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. He also experienced regular competitive action playing for FK Austria's Amateure (reserve) side in the

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. In summer 2008 his contract with FK Austria was terminated. On 12 January 2009 he signed with SV Grödig and in summer 2009 signed for DAC Dunajská Streda.

International career

In the summer of 2007, aged 20, he was selected to play for Austria at the U-20 World Cup in Canada, reaching the semi-finals with his team.Record at FIFA Tournaments
– FIFA

Personal

Kuru has appeared for the Austrian national youth teams from under-17 to the under-21 team. He is of

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descent.

References

External links

Dac Dunajska Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuru, Bartolomej 1987 births Living people People from Nymburk Austrian people of Czech descent Austrian men's footballers Austria men's youth international footballers 21st-century Austrian sportsmen Austria men's under-21 international footballers 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players FK Austria Wien players First Vienna FC players LASK players SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) players SV Grödig players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Slovak First Football League players Bohemians 1905 players SKN St. Pölten players 1. Wiener Neustädter SC players FC Mauerwerk players SC Neusiedl am See 1919 players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Men's association football goalkeepers