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

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.^[1] 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.

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. ^[2]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.