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Who is Kurt Linder? An evergreen, sourced profile: biography, key facts and career.

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Kurt Linder
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Kurt Linder (8 October 1933 – 12 December 2022) was a German professional football manager and player. He played for Young Boys, Rapid Wien, Rot-Weiss Essen and Lyon, among other teams. After his playing career, Linder became a professional manager in Switzerland with Lausanne-Sport and Young Boys, in Netherlands with XerxesDZB, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax, and in France with Marseille. As a player he won the league titles of Switzerland and Austria with Young Boys and Rapid Wien respectively, while as a manager Linder won the Swiss Cup and Swiss League Cup with Young Boys and the Eredivisie with Ajax in the 1981-82 season with 117 goals for and 42 goals against in 34 matches, with players like Keje Molenaar, Frank Rijkaard, Sonny Silooy, Gerald Vanenburg, Johan Cruijff, Soren Lerby, Tscheu La Ling, Wim Kieft, Jesper Olsen, Marco van Basten and John van 't Schip. Linder died on 12 December 2022, at the age of 89.

Quick facts about Kurt Linder

  • Full name: Kurt Linder
  • Born: 1933-10-08
  • Nationality: Germany
  • Known as: Athlete
  • Wikidata ID: Q71565

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Kurt Linder (8 October 1933 – 12 December 2022) was a German professional football manager and player.

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Kurt Linder was born on 1933-10-08.

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