Garret Kusch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garret Andrew Kusch | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Vancouver 86ers | 45 | (17) |
| 1997–1998 | Oostende | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | RAEC Mons | 23 | (10) |
| 1999–2000 | KV Mechelen | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Mjällby | 11 | (8) |
| 2001 | Hønefoss | 22 | (6) |
| 2007 | Columbus Clan FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Canada U23 | 8 | (1) |
| 1997–2001 | Canada | 21 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Garret Andrew Kusch (born 26 September 1973) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. After retiring as a player, Kusch became a Chiropractor.
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[edit] Club career
Born in Richmond, British Columbia, Kusch started his career at local side Vancouver 86ers and then played successfully in a Belgian lower division with Mons. Injury-hit, he then only featured twice for Mechelen in the Belgian First Division in the 1999/2000 season. He revived his career after a foot injury at Swedish second division side Mjällby only to finish the first of his two years-contract at Norwegian second division outfit Hønefoss to quit professional soccer aged just 28 in 2001 to continue his studies.[1][2]
Kusch briefly came out of retirement in 2007 to play for Columbus Clan FC; earning a silver medal in the Open Canada Cup.[3]
[edit] International career
Kusch made his debut for Canada in an April 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 1 goal. The shaven-headed striker has represented Canada in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and participated in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] where he played his final international against Cameroon.
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 April 2001 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Iran |
1-0 | 1-0 | LG Cup |
[edit] Personal life
Kusch is married to his wife Shannon and currently works for the Canadian national team as a chiropractor.
[edit] References
- ^ "Cdn soccer striker Garret Kusch calls it quits". CTV. 2001-12-19. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025060089443_20469289//. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Kusch Announces His Retirement". Canada Soccer. 2001-12-19. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=588. Retrieved 2008-04-15.[dead link]
- ^ Columbus Clan FC take home the Silver Medal in 2007
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
[edit] External links
- Player profile - CanadaSoccer
- Garret Kusch on Playerhistory.com
- Career stats - National Football Teams
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Richmond, British Columbia
- Canadian people of German descent
- Association football forwards
- Soccer people from British Columbia
- Canadian expatriates in Belgium
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian men's international soccer players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Vancouver 86ers (A-League) players
- Vancouver 86ers (USISL A-League) players
- R.A.E.C. Mons players
- KV Mechelen players
- Hønefoss BK players
- Mjällby AIF players
- Vancouver Columbus players
- USISL A-League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Physiotherapists
