Kurt Welzl

Kurt Welzl

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-11-06)6 November 1954
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972-1974	Wiener Sport-Club	52	(16)
1974-78	SSW Innsbruck	133	(54)
1978-1981	AZ Alkmaar	66	(39)
1981-1983	FC Valencia	41	(10)
1983-1984	KAA Gent	10	(1)
1984	Olympiakos Piräus	5	(3)
1985-1986	SSW Innsbruck	30	(5)
1986	FC Swarowski Tirol	5	(2)
1987	Grazer AK	12	(2)
1987- 1988	SV Spittal/Drau
National team
1975-1982	Austria	22	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kurt Welzl ( 6 November 1954 in Vienna ) is a former Austrian football player. He played mainly for SSW Innsbruck. He also played for the Austrian national football team

Career

He played as forward. He started his career with Wiener Sport-Club. Then he went to SSW Innsbruck. From 1974 to 1979 he won two championships and the ÖFB Cup twice. He then moved abroad. With AZ Alkmaar he suffered a broken leg in a build-up game against Beveren at the beginning of August 1979. He won the Dutch championship and cup in 1981. He missed the top scorer's crown by just two goals . With the team he played in the UEFA Cup final. This was followed by two years at FC Valencia, a year at KAA Gent and half a season at Olympiakos Piraeus before he returned to SSW Innsbruck in the winter of 1984/85. Kurt Welzl spent the end of his career in Austria for FC Swarovski Tirol, the Grazer AK in the Bundesliga and in the 1987/88 season in the 2nd division with SV Spittal/Drau.

International

Kurt Welzl played 22 matches for the Austrian national team and scored ten goals. He debuted on 16 March 1975 versus Luxemburg. His last match was on 1 July 1982 versus Northern Ireland. In the 4-3 victory over England on 13 June 1979 he scored two goals on his return after a three-year break from the team. He also traveled with Austria to the 1982 World Cup in Spain.