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Kurt Jara (born 14 October 1950) is an Austrian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Kurt Jara

Personal information
Date of birth	(1950-10-14) 14 October 1950 (age 72)
Place of birth	Innsbruck, Austria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1971	FC Wacker Innsbruck	58	(19)
1971–1973	SSW Innsbruck	56	(21)
1973–1975	Valencia	57	(11)
1975–1980	MSV Duisburg	160	(23)
1980–1981	Schalke 04	31	(2)
1981–1985	Grasshoppers	111	(24)
Total		473	(100)
National team
1971–1985	Austria	59	(14)
Teams managed
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

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 Grasshopper. Immediately after retiring as a player, he became manager at Grasshopper.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a July 1971 friendly match in Sao 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, he coached in the past the Swiss clubs Grasshopper, 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

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
FC Wacker Innsbruck	68–69
	69–70
	70–71
	71–72
	72–73
	Total
Valencia	73–74							24	5
	74–75							33	6
	Total
Duisburg	75–76	31	4
	76–77	34	7
	77–78	30	4
	78–79	34	4
	79–80	31	4
	Total	160	23
Schalke 04	80–81	31	2
Grasshoppers	81–82
	82–83
	83–84
	84–85
	Total
Career total

Honours

Player

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
• Austrian Cup: 1969–70, 1972–73
• Swiss Super League: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
• Swiss Cup: 1982–83

Manager

Grasshoppers

• Swiss Cup: 1987–88

Hamburger SV

• DFL-Ligapokal: 2003[3]

References

External links

• Kurt Jara at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Kurt Jara at WorldFootball.net
• Kurt Jara at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Kurt Jara

Kurt Jara (* 14. Oktober 1950 in Innsbruck) ist ein ehemaliger österreichischer Fußballspieler und Fußballtrainer.

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- [en] Kurt Jara

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[fr] Kurt Jara

Kurt Jara est un footballeur international et entraîneur autrichien né le 14 octobre 1950 à Innsbruck. Il a participé aux Coupes du monde 1978 et 1982.

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[it] Kurt Jara

Kurt Jara (Innsbruck, 14 ottobre 1950) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore austriaco, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Яра, Курт

Курт Я́ра (нем. Kurt Jara; род. 14 октября 1950 года, Инсбрук) — австрийский футболист, полузащитник. По завершении игровой карьеры — футбольный тренер.

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