Kurt Jara

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Kurt Jara
Kurt Jara 1984.tif
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total472(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.

Contents

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 [1] 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. [2] 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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Wacker Innsbruck 1968–69 [3] 00–
1969–70 [4] Nationalliga 30710––317
1970–71 [4] Nationalliga27120040–3112
Total57191040006219
SSW Innsbruck 1971–72 [4] Nationalliga2880021–309
1972–73 [4] Nationalliga29132120–3314
Total57212141006323
Valencia 1973–74 [5] Primera División 24500––245
1974–75 [5] Primera División33600––336
Total57110000005711
MSV Duisburg 1975–76 [4] Bundesliga 31420––334
1976–77 [4] Bundesliga34741––388
1977–78 [4] Bundesliga30461––365
1978–79 [4] Bundesliga34440102–486
1979–80 [4] Bundesliga31410––324
Total160231721020018727
Schalke 04 1980–81 [4] Bundesliga31210––322
Grasshoppers 1981–82 [4] Swiss Super League 25842–2910
1982–83 [4] Swiss Super League29720–317
1983–84 [4] Swiss Super League295201 [a] 0325
1984–85 [4] Swiss Super League27541–316
Total110251231012328
Career total47210121330610524110
  1. ↑ Appearance in league play-offs

Honours

Player

Manager

Grasshoppers

Hamburger SV

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Kurt Jara » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 Kurt Jara at BDFutbol
  6. ↑ "Ligapokal, 2003, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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