Kurt Jara

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kurt Jara

| image = Kurt Jara 1984.tif

| caption = Jara in 1984

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|10|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Innsbruck, Austria

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1968–1971

| clubs1 = FC Wacker Innsbruck

| caps1 = 57

| goals1 = 19

| years2 = 1971–1973

| clubs2 = SSW Innsbruck

| caps2 = 57

| goals2 = 21

| years3 = 1973–1975

| clubs3 = Valencia

| caps3 = 57

| goals3 = 11

| years4 = 1975–1980

| clubs4 = MSV Duisburg

| caps4 = 160

| goals4 = 23

| years5 = 1980–1981

| clubs5 = Schalke 04

| caps5 = 31

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1981–1985

| clubs6 = Grasshoppers

| caps6 = 110

| goals6 = 25

| totalcaps = 472

| totalgoals = 101

| nationalyears1 = 1971–1985

| nationalteam1 = Austria

| nationalcaps1 = 59

| nationalgoals1 = 14

| manageryears1 = 1986–1988

| managerclubs1 = Grasshoppers

| manageryears2 = 1988–1991

| managerclubs2 = St. Gallen

| manageryears3 = 1991–1994

| managerclubs3 = FC Zürich

| manageryears4 = 1994–1995

| managerclubs4 = VfB Mödling

| manageryears5 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs5 = AO Xanthi

| manageryears6 = 1997–1998

| managerclubs6 = APOEL Nicosia

| manageryears7 = 1999–2001

| managerclubs7 = FC Tirol Innsbruck

| manageryears8 = 2001–2003

| managerclubs8 = Hamburger SV

| manageryears9 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs9 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| manageryears10 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs10 = Red Bull Salzburg

}}

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

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{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/jaradata.html | title = Kurt Jara - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 9 June 2016 | access-date = 17 June 2016 | publisher = RSSSF}} 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 São Paulo against Brazil and was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. He earned 59 caps, scoring 14 goals.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/jara-intl.html | title = Kurt Jara - International Appearances | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | date = 9 June 2016 | access-date = 17 June 2016 | publisher = RSSSF}} 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

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|FC Wacker Innsbruck \|1968–69{{NFT\|19484}} \| \|0	0			colspan="2"\|–
1969–70{{cite web \|title=Kurt Jara » Club matches \|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/kurt-jara/2/ \|website=worldfootball.net \|access-date=20 October 2023}} \|Nationalliga \|30	7	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	31	7
1970–71 \|Nationalliga \|27	12	0	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|–	31	12
colspan="2"\|Total !57	19	1	0	4	0	0	0	62	19
rowspan="3"\|SSW Innsbruck \|1971–72 \|Nationalliga \|28	8	0	0	2	1	colspan="2"\|–	30	9
1972–73 \|Nationalliga \|29	13	2	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	33	14
colspan="2"\|Total !57	21	2	1	4	1	0	0	63	23
rowspan="3"\|Valencia \|1973–74{{BDFutbol\|5727}} \|Primera División \|24	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	24	5
1974–75 \|Primera División \|33	6	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	33	6
colspan="2"\|Total !57	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	11
rowspan="6"\|MSV Duisburg \|1975–76 \|Bundesliga \|31	4	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	33	4
1976–77 \|Bundesliga \|34	7	4	1	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	38	8
1977–78 \|Bundesliga \|30	4	6	1	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	36	5
1978–79 \|Bundesliga \|34	4	4	0	10	2	colspan="2"\|–	48	6
1979–80 \|Bundesliga \|31	4	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	32	4
colspan="2"\|Total !160	23	17	2	10	2	0	0	187	27
Schalke 04 \|1980–81 \|Bundesliga \|31	2	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	32	2
rowspan="5"\|Grasshoppers \|1981–82 \|Swiss Super League \|25	8			4	2	colspan="2"\|–	29	10
1982–83 \|Swiss Super League \|29	7			2	0	colspan="2"\|–	31	7
1983–84 \|Swiss Super League \|29	5			2	0	1{{efn\|Appearance in league play-offs}}	0	32	5
1984–85 \|Swiss Super League \|27	5			4	1	colspan="2"\|–	31	6
colspan="2"\|Total !110	25			12	3	1	0	123	28
colspan="3"\|Career total !472	101	21	3	30	6	1	0	524	110

Honours

=Player=

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=

Grasshoppers

Swiss Cup: 1987–88

Hamburger SV

DFL-Ligapokal: 2003{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/historie/dfbde-archiv/archiv-ehemalige-wettbewerbe/premiere-ligapokal/alle-wettbewerbe/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1891979 |title=Ligapokal, 2003, Finale|publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}