- Gernot Jurtin
Football player infobox
playername = Gernot Jurtin
fullname = Gernot Jurtin
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1955|10|9
cityofbirth =Scheifling
countryofbirth =Austria
dateofdeath = Death date and age|2006|12|5|1955|10|9
cityofdeath =Altenmarkt im Pongau
countryofdeath =Austria
currentclub = deceased
clubnumber =
position = winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1974-1987
clubs =Sturm Graz
caps(goals) = 373 (119)
nationalyears = 1979-1983
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Gernot Jurtin (*
9 October 1955 - †5 December 2006 ) was an Austrianfootball player, and a legend amongstSturm Graz fans.Club career
Jurtin joined
Sturm Graz in the summer of 1974 under coachKarl Schlechta and immediately forced his way into the starting eleven. One of his finest seasons came in 1980/81 when he scored 20 goals in the Bundesliga including five in a 7-0 win againstWiener Sportclub on5 June 1981 . He formed a prolific strike partnership withBozo Bakota . By the time Jurtin leftSturm Graz in 1987, he had made 373 appearances for them, scoring 119 league goals. The blond-haired number 11 was the first Graz player to break the 100-goal barrier in the league.International career
Between 1979 and 1983, he won 12 caps for Austria, scoring one goal. He made two appearances for them in the
1982 FIFA World Cup , against Chile and Northern Ireland. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=51717/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA]Death
On
December 5 ,2006 , he died ofcancer at the age of 51. [ [http://steiermark.orf.at/stories/155881/ Gernot Jurtin dies] - Steiermark.orf de icon]Honours
*
Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
** 1981 [cite web | url = http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm | title = Österreichs Torschützenkönige | publisher = www.oberliga-a.at | accessdate = 2008-07-20]External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22823 Career stats] - National Football Teams
References
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