- Bartolomej Kuru
Infobox Football biography
playername = Bartolomej Kuru
fullname = Bartolomej Kuru
height = Height|m=1.85
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|6
cityofbirth =Nymburk
countryofbirth =Czechoslovakia
currentclub = unattached
clubnumber =
position =goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =Sparta Prague Slavia Prague Standard Liege
years = 2005 2005-2008
clubs =LASK Linz Austria Wien
caps(goals) = 0 (0) 1 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate = 3 August 2008
ntupdate = 3 August 2008Bartolomej Kuru (born
6 April 1987 , inNymburk ) is anAustria n footballer who most recently played as agoalkeeper forFK Austria Wien .Background
Kuru has a diverse family background: he was born in the
Czech Republic to a Czech father and a Polish mother and the family then moved to Austria. Kuru gained Austriancitizenship in 2003 and thus qualifies to represent three different nations. He has appeared for the Austrian under-21 team but is able to change his "footballing nationality" up until his 21st birthday or the point he receives a full international cap.Club career
Kuru made his FK Austria debut at the tender age of 16 in 2002-03. He has primarily been a reserve to
Szabolcs Sáfár since then, although he did spend part of the 2004-05 season on loan toLASK Linz . He has also experienced regular competitive action playing for FK Austria's Amateure (reserve) side in the Austrian 1st division.In summer 2008 his contract with Austria was terminated. [ [http://www.sportal.at/at/generated/article/fussball/2008/07/26/1215200000.html Kuru auf dem Abstellgleis?] - Sportal de icon]
International career
In the summer of 2007, aged 20, he was selected to play for Austria at the
U-20 World Cup inCanada , reaching the semi-finals with his team. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=267477/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA]External links
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=101 Profile] - Austria Archiv
References
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