Taygun Kuru

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Taygun Kuru
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-Winger
Youth career
Preußen Berlin
–2007 1. FC Nürnberg
2007–2009 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Bayern Munich II 8 (0)
2011–2012 SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 0 (0)
2012–2016 SK Lauf 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2016

Taygun Kuru (born 8 January 1990) is a Turkish-German footballer who plays as a midfielder. [1]

Kuru played as a youth for Preußen Berlin and 1. FC Nürnberg, before joining Bayern Munich in 2007. After two years in Bayern's youth setup, he was promoted to the reserve squad for the 2009–10 season. He made his debut on 1 September 2009, coming on as a substitute for Manuel Duhnke in a 3. Liga match against VfB Stuttgart II. He made a further seven appearances that season, but did not play at all during 2010–11 season, and was released by the club in June 2011, signing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth II shortly afterwards.

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References

  1. "Kuru, Taygun". Kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.