Kurt Russ

Kurt Russ

Personal information
Full name	Kurt Russ
Date of birth	(1964-11-23) 23 November 1964
Place of birth	Langenwang, Austria
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	FC Langenwang
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kapfenberger SV
1987–1990	First Vienna	82	(12)
1990–1994	FC Swarovski Tirol	88	(1)
1994–1998	LASK Linz	92	(5)
	career totals	262	(18 )
International career
1988–1991	Austria	28	(0)
Managerial career
	SC Schwanenstadt
2007–2008	Vorwärts Steyr
2010–2013	Kapfenberger SV Amateur
2013–	Kapfenberger SV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kurt Russ (born 23 November 1964 in Langenwang) is a retired Austrian footballer and nephew of the Austrian footballer Heinz Russ.

Club career

He began his playing career with his home town club of FC Langenwang and later moved on to Kapfenberger SV. During his professional club career he played for First Vienna, FC Swarovski Tirol and LASK Linz. He finished his career at SC Schwanenstadt to become player/coach.

International career

His international debut came in the 1-0 victory over Denmark on April 27, 1988. Under Josef Hickersberger's management of the Austrian national side, Russ was an almost permanent fixture appearing in the starting line ups of 27, out of a possible 31, internationals. The culmination of which was the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Hickersberger's departure issued in the era of Alfred Riedl as national coach, which saw a decline in Russ's use. His final international was a June 1991 European qualification match, like his debut game also against Denmark.

Coaching career

More recently he has been the trainer with SC Schwanenstadt and from the summer of 2007 until March 2008 he was head coach of Vorwärts Steyr. He is now head coach of the Kapfenberger SV.

External links

• Kurt Russ at National-Football-Teams.com