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Full name | Garret Andrew Kusch | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 26 September 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Vancouver 86ers | 45 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Oostende | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | RAEC Mons | 23 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | KV Mechelen | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Mjällby | 11 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Hønefoss | 22 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Columbus Clan FC | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Canada U23 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Canada | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Garret Andrew Kusch (born 26 September 1973) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. After retiring as a player, Kusch became a Chiropractor.[ citation needed ]
Born in Richmond, British Columbia, Kusch started his career at local side Vancouver 86ers and then played successfully in a Belgian lower division with Mons. Injury-hit, he then only featured twice for Mechelen in the Belgian First Division in the 1999/2000 season. He revived his career after a foot injury at Swedish second division side Mjällby only to finish the first of his two years-contract at Norwegian second division outfit Hønefoss to quit professional soccer aged just 28 in 2001 to continue his studies. [1] [2]
Kusch briefly came out of retirement in 2007 to play for Columbus Clan FC; earning a silver medal in the Open Canada Cup. [3]
Kusch made his debut for Canada in an April 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador in Vancouver and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 1 goal in a 2001 friendly against Iran. He represented Canada in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches and participated in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, [4] where he played his final international against Cameroon.
Kusch works for the Canada national team as a chiropractor.
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