Kurt Jara

Kurt Jara

Personal information
Full name	Kurt Jara
Date of birth	(1950-10-14) 14 October 1950
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 CF	57	(11)
1975–1980	MSV Duisburg	160	(23)
1980–1981	FC Schalke 04	31	(2)
1981–1985	Grasshopper	111	(24)
International career
1971–1985	Austria	59	(15)
Managerial career
1986–1988	Grasshopper
1988–1991	FC 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

Kurt Jara (born 14 October 1950 in Innsbruck) is a retired Austrian footballer.

Playing career

Club career

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 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 15 goals. 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 stats

All-Time Club Performance

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

Player honours

• 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

External links

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