Kurt Baluses (30 June 1914 – 28 March 1972) was a German football player and manager.[1] He was the first manager of VfB Stuttgart in the then newly founded Bundesliga and also had the biggest success of his managing career with the club, leading Stuttgart to a 5th-place finish in 1963–64.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurt Baluses | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Allenstein, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1972 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Ludwigsburg, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1936 | SV Allenstein | ||
| 1936–1945 | VfB Königsberg | ||
| 1945 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| 1945–1947 | Eckernförder SV | ||
| 1947–1948 | Rot-Weiß Niebüll | ||
| 1948–1954 | Itzehoer SV | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945–1947 | Eckernförder SV (player manager) | ||
| 1948–1954 | Itzehoer SV (player manager) | ||
| 1954–1955 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 1956–1960 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| 1960–1965 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 1965–1968 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| 1968–1971 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 1971–1972 | SpVgg Ludwigsburg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ "Kurt Baluses" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
External links
edit- Kurt Baluses at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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