Full name Kurt Russ Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Years Team | Place of birth Langenwang, Austria Playing position Name Kurt Russ | |
Date of birth (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 (age 51) | ||
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Kurt Russ (born 23 November 1964 in Langenwang) is a retired Austrian footballer and nephew of the Austrian footballer Heinz Russ.
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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 Vorwarts Steyr. He is now head coach of the Kapfenberger SV.