 Kurz with1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1969-05-16)16 May 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | SV Sillenbuch | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1994 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 108 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Schalke 04 | 58 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | 1860 Munich | 129 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | SC Pfullendorf | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 311 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | SC Pfullendorf | ||
| 2006–2007 | 1860 Munich II | ||
| 2007–2009 | 1860 Munich | ||
| 2009–2012 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2013 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| 2013 | Ingolstadt 04 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2017–2019 | Adelaide United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Kurz (born 16 May 1969) is a Germanfootball manager and former player who played as adefender. He last managed Australian sideMelbourne Victory.
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Kurz, who played as a defender, started playing football at SV Sillenbuch, a small club in his nativeStuttgart, and then forVfL Sindelfingen. At age 20, he had his breakthrough into professional football, when he signed a contract for his localBundesliga sideVfB Stuttgart in the summer of 1989. After one year, where he—with the exception of onecap—only played for VfB's second team, he was transferred to1. FC Nürnberg in 1990; there he was more successful, earning 108 caps in four seasons. When the team was relegated to the2. Bundesliga after the 1993–94 season, Kurz took up an offer byBorussia Dortmund. Dortmund won the title of German champion in the following season, with Kurz playing four times.
At rival clubSchalke 04, where Kurz subsequently played from 1995 to 1998, he earned 58 caps. With Schalke he won his biggest title, the1996–97 UEFA Cup, under coachHuub Stevens. In 1998, he transferred to the south of Germany again, joining1860 Munich. He played 128 times for 1860 Munich until 2004, when the club was relegated to the2. Bundesliga.
2004–05 was Kurz's last season as a player. He spent it atSC Pfullendorf, aRegionalliga Süd (then third division) team (11 caps). Shortly after joining Pfullendorf, he was promoted toplayer-coach; in 2005, he retired as a player, but stayed at Pfullendorf as head coach.
After managingSC Pfullendorf, Kurz returned to1860 Munich as a manager for the second team (Regionalliga Süd).[1] In March 2007, he was promoted to head coach of the first team.[2] 1860 Munich sacked Kurz in February 2009.[3]
Kurz joined1. FC Kaiserslautern in June 2009.[4] He won promotion to theBundesliga for the club in 2010. The subsequent2010–11 season was changeable and most of the time, FCK was threatened by relegation, but eventually they finished a sensational seventh in the German top flight—their best finish in the bundesliga since1998–99, when they finished fifth.2011–12 was much worse, with Kaiserslautern occupying a relegation berth virtually all season. As a result, Kaiserslautern parted ways with coach Kurz on 20 March 2012.[5]
On 18 December 2012, it was announced by Bundesliga sideTSG Hoffenheim that Kurz would be the new head coach for the second half of the2012–13 season, when Hoffenheim faced the threat of relegation.[6] Hoffenheim were not able to emerge from the drop zone and decided to fire Kurz on 2 April 2013.[7] Then, Kurz was manager ofIngolstadt 04 between 9 June 2013[8] and 30 September 2013.[9]
He was named the head coach ofFortuna Düsseldorf on 23 December 2015.[10] After scoring four points in seven games, Kurz was sacked on 13 March 2016.[11]
On 16 June 2017, Kurz was appointed head coach ofA-League clubAdelaide United.[12] He won his first competitive match as manager for Adelaide United on 9 August 2017 in the round of 32 of theFFA Cup defeating theNewcastle Jets 1–0.[13] He made his A-League managerial debut on 8 October 2017 againstWellington Phoenix with the result being a draw at 1–1.[14] Kurz helped Adelaide reach the final of the2017 FFA Cup againstSydney FC on 21 November 2017 after defeatingWestern Sydney Wanderers 2–1 in the semi-finals;[15] they went on to lose 1–2 after extra time.[16] In 2018, Kurz led Adelaide United to their secondFFA Cup triumph, defeating Sydney FC 2–1.[17]
On 28 June 2019, Kurz was appointed manager of A-League sideMelbourne Victory on a two-year deal, after their previous manager,Kevin Muscat, stepped down.[18]
In January 2020, after six months in the role, Kurz was dismissed by Melbourne Victory; this was the third-fastest coaching dismissal in A-League history.[19] Kurz left having managed the Victory for just 13 matches, for four wins, three draws and six losses; the six defeats were the most losses the Victory had suffered after 13 games of a season.[20] At the time of his dismissal, Victory were sixth in the league with 15 points, their equal-lowest points tally after 13 games alongside the 2007–08 and 2011–12 seasons.[21] He was replaced by Victory assistant coachCarlos Pérez Salvachúa.[22]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| SC Pfullendorf | 20 April 2005[1] | 30 June 2006[1] | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 032.56 |
| 1860 Munich II | 1 July 2006[1] | 19 March 2007[2] | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 020.83 |
| 1860 Munich | 19 March 2007[2] | 24 February 2009[3] | 74 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 94 | 96 | −2 | 033.78 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 18 June 2009[4] | 20 March 2012[5] | 100 | 42 | 26 | 32 | 137 | 119 | +18 | 042.00 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 18 December 2012[6] | 2 April 2013[7] | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 020.00 |
| Ingolstadt 04 | 10 June 2013[8] | 30 September 2013[9] | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 027.27 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 December 2015[10] | 13 March 2016[11] | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 014.29 |
| Adelaide United | 16 June 2017[23] | 10 May 2019 | 67 | 33 | 14 | 20 | 98 | 79 | +19 | 049.25 |
| Melbourne Victory | 28 June 2019 | 14 January 2020 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 026.67 |
| Total | 351 | 129 | 92 | 130 | 442 | 431 | +11 | 036.75 | ||
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