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Austrian footballer and manager

Kurt Jara
Jara in 1984
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-10-14) 14 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Innsbruck, Austria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 FC Wacker Innsbruck 57 (19)
1971–1973 SSW Innsbruck 57 (21)
1973–1975 Valencia 57 (11)
1975–1980 MSV Duisburg 160 (23)
1980–1981 Schalke 04 31 (2)
1981–1985 Grasshoppers 110 (25)
Total 472 (101)
International career
1971–1985 Austria 59 (14)
Managerial career
1986–1988 Grasshoppers
1988–1991 St. Gallen
1991–1994 FC Zürich
1994–1995 VfB Mödling
1996–1997 AO Xanthi
1997–1998 APOEL Nicosia
1999–2001 FC Tirol Innsbruck
2001–2003 Hamburger SV
2004–2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2005–2006 Red Bull Salzburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kurt Jara (born 14 October 1950) is an Austrian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Innsbruck, 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 five seasons and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1979. After another season in Germany with FC Schalke 04, he finished his career in the Swiss Super League with Grasshoppers. Immediately after retiring as a player, he became manager at Grasshopper.

International career

Jara made his debut for Austria in a July 1971 friendly match in São Paulo against Brazil and was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. He earned 59 caps, scoring 14 goals. His last international was an April 1985 World Cup qualification match against Hungary.

Managerial career

As a manager, Jara coached in the past the Swiss clubs Grasshoppers, 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 2005–06 he was the manager of Red Bull Salzburg.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Wacker Innsbruck 1968–69 0 0 –
1969–70 Nationalliga 30 7 1 0 – – 31 7
1970–71 Nationalliga 27 12 0 0 4 0 – 31 12
Total 57 19 1 0 4 0 0 0 62 19
SSW Innsbruck 1971–72 Nationalliga 28 8 0 0 2 1 – 30 9
1972–73 Nationalliga 29 13 2 1 2 0 – 33 14
Total 57 21 2 1 4 1 0 0 63 23
Valencia 1973–74 Primera División 24 5 0 0 – – 24 5
1974–75 Primera División 33 6 0 0 – – 33 6
Total 57 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 11
MSV Duisburg 1975–76 Bundesliga 31 4 2 0 – – 33 4
1976–77 Bundesliga 34 7 4 1 – – 38 8
1977–78 Bundesliga 30 4 6 1 – – 36 5
1978–79 Bundesliga 34 4 4 0 10 2 – 48 6
1979–80 Bundesliga 31 4 1 0 – – 32 4
Total 160 23 17 2 10 2 0 0 187 27
Schalke 04 1980–81 Bundesliga 31 2 1 0 – – 32 2
Grasshoppers 1981–82 Swiss Super League 25 8 4 2 – 29 10
1982–83 Swiss Super League 29 7 2 0 – 31 7
1983–84 Swiss Super League 29 5 2 0 1 0 32 5
1984–85 Swiss Super League 27 5 4 1 – 31 6
Total 110 25 12 3 1 0 123 28
Career total 472 101 21 3 30 6 1 0 524 110
  1. Appearance in league play-offs

Honours

Player

Manager

Grasshoppers

Hamburger SV

References

  1. Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Kurt Jara - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. Stokkermans, Karel (9 June 2016). "Kurt Jara - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. Kurt Jara at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Kurt Jara » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ Kurt Jara at BDFutbol
  6. "Ligapokal, 2003, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

External links

Austria squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup
Austria
Austria squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
Austria
Kurt Jara managerial positions
Grasshopper Club Zürich – managers
FC St. Gallen – managers
FC Zürich – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Xanthi F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Known as Skoda Xanthi (1991–2016)
APOEL FC – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
FC Wacker Innsbruck – managers
Known as FC Wacker Innsbruck (1915–1971), SSW Wacker Innsbruck (1971–1986), FC Swarovski Tirol (1986–1992), and FC Tirol Innsbruck (1993–2002)
Hamburger SV – managers
1. FC Kaiserslautern – managers
FC Red Bull Salzburg – managers
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