Kurt Russ

Kurt Russ (born 23 November 1964) is an Austrian football player. Now he is coach of TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Kurt Russ

Russ in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-11-23) 23 November 1964
Place of birth	Langenwang, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	TSV Hartberg (manager)
Youth career
	FC Langenwang
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kapfenberger SV
1987–1990	First Vienna FC	82	(12)
1990–1994	FC Swarovski Tirol	88	(1)
1994–1998	LASK Linz	92	(5)
Total		262	(18)
National team
1988–1991	Austria	28	(0)
Teams managed
	SC Schwanenstadt
2007–2008	SK Vorwärts Steyr
2010–2013	Kapfenberger SV II
2013–2016	Kapfenberger SV
2018–2020	Kapfenberger SV
2021–	TSV Hartberg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Russ started with FC Langenwang and later moved on to Kapfenberger SV. He also played for First Vienna FC, FC Swarovski Tirol and LASK Linz. He finished his career at SC Schwanenstadt.

International career

He played 28 matches in the Austrian national football team as defender. His debut was in the 1–0 victory over Denmark on 27 April 1988. His last international match was a European qualification match also against Denmark.

Coaching career

He started with SC Schwanenstadt. From summer 2007 until March 2008 he was head coach of Vorwärts Steyr. He was then head coach of the second team of Kapfenberger SV and headcoach of the team from 2013 until 2016 and from 2018 until 2020. In 2021 he became headcoach of the Austrian Bundesliga team TSV Hartberg.