Kurt Jara

Kurt Jara (born 14 October 1950) is an Austrian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Kurt Jara
Jara in 1984
Personal information
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 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

Club career

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

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

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Wacker Innsbruck 1968–69[3] 00–
1969–70[4] Nationalliga 30710––317
1970–71[4] Nationalliga 27120040–3112
Total 57191040006219
SSW Innsbruck 1971–72[4] Nationalliga 2880021–309
1972–73[4] Nationalliga 29132120–3314
Total 57212141006323
Valencia 1973–74[5] Primera División 24500––245
1974–75[5] Primera División 33600––336
Total 57110000005711
MSV Duisburg 1975–76[4] Bundesliga 31420––334
1976–77[4] Bundesliga 34741––388
1977–78[4] Bundesliga 30461––365
1978–79[4] Bundesliga 34440102–486
1979–80[4] Bundesliga 31410––324
Total 160231721020018727
Schalke 04 1980–81[4] Bundesliga 31210––322
Grasshoppers 1981–82[4] Swiss Super League 25842–2910
1982–83[4] Swiss Super League 29720–317
1983–84[4] Swiss Super League 295201[lower-alpha 1]0325
1984–85[4] Swiss Super League 27541–316
Total 110251231012328
Career total 47210121330610524110
  1. Appearance in league play-offs

Honours

Player

Manager

Grasshoppers

Hamburger SV

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (9 June 2016). "Kurt Jara - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. Stokkermans, Karel (9 June 2016). "Kurt Jara - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. Kurt Jara at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. "Kurt Jara » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. Kurt Jara at BDFutbol
  6. "Ligapokal, 2003, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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