Kurt Jara (born 14 October 1950) is an Austrian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
 Jara in 1984 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | 57 | (19) |
| 1971–1973 | SSW Innsbruck | 57 | (21) |
| 1973–1975 | Valencia | 57 | (11) |
| 1975–1980 | MSV Duisburg | 160 | (23) |
| 1980–1981 | Schalke 04 | 31 | (2) |
| 1981–1985 | Grasshoppers | 110 | (25) |
| Total | 472 | (101) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1985 | Austria | 59 | (14) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 1988–1991 | 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 | |||
Playing career edit
Club career edit
Born in Innsbruck, 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[1] 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 Grasshoppers. Immediately after retiring as a player, he became manager at Grasshopper.
International career edit
Jara 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 14 goals.[2] His last international was an April 1985 World Cup qualification match against Hungary.
Managerial career edit
As a manager, Jara coached in the past the Swiss clubs Grasshoppers, 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 statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Wacker Innsbruck | 1968–69[3] | 0 | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 1969–70[4] | Nationalliga | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 7 | |||
| 1970–71[4] | Nationalliga | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 12 | ||
| Total | 57 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 19 | ||
| SSW Innsbruck | 1971–72[4] | Nationalliga | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 9 | |
| 1972–73[4] | Nationalliga | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 14 | ||
| Total | 57 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 23 | ||
| Valencia | 1973–74[5] | Primera División | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| 1974–75[5] | Primera División | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 1975–76[4] | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77[4] | Bundesliga | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 8 | |||
| 1977–78[4] | Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 5 | |||
| 1978–79[4] | Bundesliga | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | – | 48 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80[4] | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 160 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 27 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 1980–81[4] | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||
| Grasshoppers | 1981–82[4] | Swiss Super League | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 29 | 10 | |||
| 1982–83[4] | Swiss Super League | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 1983–84[4] | Swiss Super League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |||
| 1984–85[4] | Swiss Super League | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 28 | ||||
| Career total | 472 | 101 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 524 | 110 | ||
- ^ Appearance in league play-offs
Honours edit
Player edit
- 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
Manager edit
Grasshoppers
- Swiss Cup: 1987–88
Hamburger SV
References edit
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Kurt Jara - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (9 June 2016). "Kurt Jara - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Kurt Jara at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Kurt Jara » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b Kurt Jara at BDFutbol
- ^ "Ligapokal, 2003, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links edit
- Kurt Jara at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Kurt Jara at WorldFootball.net
- Kurt Jara at National-Football-Teams.com