Kurt Russ

Kurt Russ (born 23 November 1964) is an Austrian football player. Now he is coach of TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Kurt Russ
FC Liefering gegen Kapfenberger SV (26. April 2016) 20.JPG
Russ in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 (age 59)
Place of birthLangenwang, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
TSV Hartberg (manager)
Youth career
FC Langenwang
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Kapfenberger SV
1987–1990First Vienna FC82(12)
1990–1994FC Swarovski Tirol88(1)
1994–1998LASK Linz92(5)
Total262(18)
National team
1988–1991Austria28(0)
Teams managed
SC Schwanenstadt
2007–2008SK Vorwärts Steyr
2010–2013Kapfenberger SV II
2013–2016Kapfenberger SV
2018–2020Kapfenberger SV
2021–TSV Hartberg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Russ started with FC Langenwang and later moved on to Kapfenberger SV. He also played for First Vienna FC, FC Swarovski Tirol and LASK Linz. He finished his career at SC Schwanenstadt.

International career

He played 28 matches in the Austrian national football team as defender. His debut was in the 1–0 victory over Denmark on 27 April 1988. His last international match was a European qualification match also against Denmark.

Coaching career

He started with SC Schwanenstadt. From summer 2007 until March 2008 he was head coach of Vorwärts Steyr. He was then head coach of the second team of Kapfenberger SV and headcoach of the team [1] from 2013 until 2016 and from 2018 until 2020. In 2021 he became headcoach of the Austrian Bundesliga team TSV Hartberg.[2]


References

  1. KSV Amateur Mannschaft - Kapfenberger SV
  2. "TSV Hartberg official website (German)". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.