Garret Kusch

Garret Kusch
Personal information
Full name	Garret Andrew Kusch
Date of birth	26 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Vancouver 86ers
1997–1998	Oostende
1998–1999	RAEC Mons
1999–2000	KV Mechelen
2000	Mjällby
2001	Hønefoss
2007	Columbus Clan FC
International career
1991	Canada U20
1994–1996	Canada U23
1997–2001	Canada
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated January 24, 2025

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 ]}

Club career

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]

International career

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.

Personal life

Kusch currently works for the Canada national team as a chiropractor.

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References

↑ "Cdn soccer striker Garret Kusch calls it quits". CTV. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
↑ "Kusch Announces His Retirement". Canada Soccer. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
↑ Columbus Clan FC take home the Silver Medal in 2007
↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA

External links

Garret Kusch at the Canadian Soccer Association (archive)
Garret Kusch at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Cdn soccer striker Garret Kusch calls it quits". CTV. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2008.

[2] "Kusch Announces His Retirement". Canada Soccer. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2008.

[3] Columbus Clan FC take home the Silver Medal in 2007

[4] Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA

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