- Kurt Russ
Infobox Football biography
playername = Kurt Russ
fullname = Kurt Russ
height = Height|m=1.80
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|23|12
cityofbirth =Langenwang
countryofbirth =Austria
currentclub = retired
position = defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = FC Langenwang
years = 1987–1990 1990–1994 1994–1998
clubs =Kapfenberger SV First Vienna FC Swarovski Tirol LASK Linz "career totals"
caps(goals)= 082 (12) 088 0(1) 092 0(5) "262 (18)"
nationalyears = 1988–1991
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 028 0(0)
manageryears = 2007-2008
managerclubs =SC Schwanenstadt Vorwärts Steyr
pcupdate = 16 August 2008
ntupdate = 16 August 2008Kurt Russ (born
23 November 1964 inLangenwang ) is a retired Austrian footballer and nephew of the Austrian footballer Heinz Russ.Club career
He began his playing career with his home town club of FC Langenwang and later moved on to
Kapfenberger SV . During his professional club career he played forFirst Vienna ,FC Swarovski Tirol andLASK Linz . He finished his career atSC Schwanenstadt to become player/coach.International career
His international debut came in the 1-0 victory over Denmark on
April 27 ,1988 . Under Josef Hickersberger's management of the Austrian national side, Russ was an almost permanent fixture appearing in the starting line ups of 27, out of a possible 31, internationals. The culmination of which was the1990 FIFA World Cup . [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44589/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] Hickersberger's departure issued in the era ofAlfred Riedl as national coach, which saw a decline in Russ's use. His final international was a June 1991 European qualification match, like his debut game also against Denmark.Coaching career
More recently he has been the trainer with
SC Schwanenstadt and from the summer of 2007 until March 2008 he was head coach ofVorwärts Steyr . He is now head coach of theKapfenberger SV Amateure. [ [http://www.ksv-fussball.at/mannschaften_08/mannschaften_details.php?id=143 KSV Amateur Mannschaft] - Kapfenberger SV]External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22924 Career stats] - National Football Teams
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