Karl Kurz
Karl Kurz (born 21 November 1898; died 26 November 1933 in
Playing career
Club
Kurz played mostly as a winger but by the end of his career he had been deployed as a central midfielder on occasions. Slight in stature, his preferences lay in the ball control, the game overview and the positional play.
He began playing football as a pupil at Klosterneuburg drill ground and eventually played for the Vienna school boys' team and the youth team at First Vienna FC where he played alongside Victor Hierländer and Karl Jiszda. In 1915, he began playing for Floridsdorfer Amateurs but after just three games he joined the Austrian Army and in May 1916 he was sent into battle during World War I. He returned from the war wounded in 1917 and began playing with FK Austria Wien after his recovery, and helped them finish league runners up in 1920.
In 1921, he moved to Ridge Vienna FC where he finished league runner up twice more. He then signed for 1 more season with
International
Kurz's first international appearance for
Coaching career
After a short spell as a coach in
, in the team.Death
He died on 26 November 1933 in
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