Kurt Jara

Kurt Jara (born 14 October 1950) is an Austrian football manager and former player. He played as midfielder in different European leagues.
Playing career.
Club career.
He started his professional career with FC Wacker Innsbruck. Then he went to Spain and played for Valencia CF (1973) . 1975 he went to the German Bundesliga team MSV Duisburg where he played five seasonsHe reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1979. After one season with FC Schalke 04 he ended his career in the Swiss Super League with Grasshopper. 
International career.
He made his debut for Austria in a July 1971 friendly match in Sao Paulo against Brazil and played at the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. He played 59 matches for the team and scored 14 goals. His last international was an April 1985 World Cup qualification match against Hungary.
Managerial career.
He coached the Swiss clubs Grasshopper, FC St. Gallen and FC Zürich, the Austrian teams VfB Mödling and FC Tirol Innsbruck, the Greece club Xanthi, APOEL from Cyprus and the German Bundesliga teams Hamburger SV and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In the season 2005–06 he was the manager of Red Bull Salzburg but was sacked due to transfer discrepancies. Since then he is retired.
Honours.
Manager.
Hamburger SV