Mensur Kurtiši
![]() Kurtiši warming up for Wiener Neustadt in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mensur Kurtiši | ||
Date of birth | 25 March 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Kumanovo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | First Vienna | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rapid Wien | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Parndorf 1919 | 47 | (26) |
2008–2010 | Wiener Neustadt | 43 | (22) |
2010–2011 | Al-Taawon | 15 | (8) |
2011–2012 | FK Shkëndija | 14 | (5) |
2012–2013 | FC Tobol | 37 | (12) |
2013–2014 | FK Shkëndija | 13 | (9) |
2014–2015 | Brisbane Roar | 9 | (1) |
2015 | A.S. Varese | 7 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Matera | 15 | (4) |
2016– | First Vienna | 56 | (31) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Macedonia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2010 |
Mensur Kurtiši (Macedonian: Менсур Куртиши, Albanian: Mensur Kurtishi; born 25 March 1986) is an Albanian footballer from Macedonia who currently plays for First Vienna in the Austrian Regional League East. Kurtiši plays as a striker and was called up to the Macedonian national team in May 2010.
Career
Kurtiši was born in the village of Hotlane near Kumanovo, but moved to Austria when he was 13. He began his career with an Austrian club Rapid Wien. Between 2006 and 2008 he played in Parndorf 1919. In September 2008 he signed with the Austrian club SC Wiener Neustadt. In January he joined Al-Shabaab from Al-Tawon. He scored a hat-trick in his first game for Al-Shabab. Persepolis club from Iran signed him on the mid-season transfer window of the Iranian league.
On 15 July 2014, Kurtiši signed a 1-year contract with Brisbane Roar for the 2014–15 A-League season.[1] On 15 January 2015, he was released by the Roar.[2] At the end of winter market, as a free agent he signed a six-month contract for the Italian Serie B legends of A.S. Varese .
Honours
Individual
- Best Player in Austrian Football First League: 2007–08
References
- ^ "Roar welcomes striker Kurtiši to Brisbane". Football Federation Australia. 15 July 2014.
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External links
- Mensur Kurtiši at Soccerway
- Mensur Kurtiši at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
- Brisbane Roar Sign Mensur Kurtiši
- Mensur Kurtiši at FootballDatabase.eu
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumanovo
- Macedonian footballers
- Macedonian expatriate footballers
- Macedonia international footballers
- A-League players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- KF Shkëndija players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Matera Calcio players
- Al-Taawoun FC players
- Al-Shaab players
- FC Tobol players
- Varese Calcio players
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Association football midfielders
- Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
- Macedonian people of Austrian descent
- Saudi Professional League players
- UAE Pro-League players
- Macedonian football biography stubs