Kurt Jara

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kurt Jara


fullname = Kurt Jara
height = | height = Height|m=1.78
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|10|4
cityofbirth = Innsbruck
countryofbirth = Austria
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1968-1971 1971-1973 1973-1975 1975-1980 1980-1981 1981-1985
clubs = FC Wacker Innsbruck SSW Innsbruck Valencia CF MSV Duisburg Schalke 04 Grasshoppers
caps(goals) = 056 (21) 057 (11) 160 (23) 031 0(2) 111 (24)
nationalyears = 1971-1985
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 59 (15)
manageryears = 1986-1988 1988-1991 1991-1994 1994-1995 1996-1997 1997-1998 1999-2001 2001-2003 2004-2005 2005-2006
managerclubs = Grasshopper-Club Zürich FC St. Gallen FC Zürich VfB Mödling AO Xanthi APOEL Nicosia FC Tirol Innsbruck Hamburger SV 1. FC Kaiserslautern Red Bull Salzburg
pcupdate = 19 July 2008
ntupdate = 19 July 2008

Kurt Jara (born October 14, 1950 in Innsbruck) is a retired Austrian footballer.

Playing career

Club career

Jara started his professional career with local side FC Wacker Innsbruck before moving to Spanish outfit Valencia CF in 1973. After two seasons in La Liga he joined German Bundesliga team MSV Duisburg where he spent 5 seasons and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1979. After another season in Germany with Schalke 04, he finished his career in the Swiss Super League with Grasshopper-Club. Immediately after retiring as a player, he became manager at Grasshopper.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a July 1971 friendly match in Sao Paulo against Brazil and was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. He earned 59 caps, scoring 15 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His last international was an April 1985 World Cup qualification match against Hungary.

Managerial career

As a manager he coached in the past the Swiss clubs Grasshopper-Club Zürich, FC St. Gallen and FC Zürich, the Austrian team VfB Mödling, Xanthi, APOEL, FC Tirol Innsbruck, Hamburger SV and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In the season 2005/2006 he was the manager of Red Bull Salzburg.

Career stats

Player honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
** 1971, 1972, 1973
*Austrian Cup (2):
** 1970, 1973
*Swiss Super League (3):
** 1982, 1983, 1984
*Swiss Cup (1):
** 1983

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=20198 Career stats] - National Football Teams
* [http://www.fussballportal.de/index.php Bundesliga stats] - Fussballportal

References