 Linder asAjax manager in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1933-10-08)8 October 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe,Gau Baden,Germany | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 2022(2022-12-12) (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Muri bei Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | (2) |
| 1956–1957 | Young Boys | 16 | (12) |
| 1957–1959 | Urania Genève Sport | 42 | (11) |
| 1959–1960 | Rapid Wien | 9 | (5) |
| 1960–1962 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 26 | (7) |
| 1962–1963 | Lyon | 17 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 120 | (38) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 1966–1968 | XerxesDZB | ||
| 1968–1972 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1972–1973 | Marseille | ||
| 1973–1977 | Young Boys | ||
| 1981–1982 | Ajax | ||
| 1983 | Young Boys | ||
| 1988 | Ajax | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kurt Linder (8 October 1933 – 12 December 2022) was a German professionalfootball manager andplayer. He played forYoung Boys,Rapid Wien,[1]Rot-Weiss Essen andLyon, among other teams.
After his playing career, Linder became a professional manager in Switzerland withLausanne-Sport and Young Boys,[2] in Netherlands withXerxesDZB,[3]PSV Eindhoven andAjax, and in France withMarseille.
As a player he won the league titles of Switzerland and Austria with Young Boys and Rapid Wien respectively, while as a manager Linder won theSwiss Cup andSwiss League Cup with Young Boys and theEredivisie with Ajax in the1981-82 season with 117 goals for and 42 goals against in 34 matches, with players likeKeje Molenaar,Frank Rijkaard,Sonny Silooy,Gerald Vanenburg,Johan Cruijff,Soren Lerby,Tscheu La Ling,Wim Kieft,Jesper Olsen,Marco van Basten andJohn van 't Schip.
Linder died on 12 December 2022, at the age of 89.[4]
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