12 Facts About Marco Kurz

Marco Kurz was born on 16 May 1969 and is a German football manager and former player who played as a defender.

Dortmund won the title of German champion in the following season, with Marco Kurz playing four times.

At rival club Schalke 04, where Marco Kurz subsequently played from 1995 to 1998, he earned 58 caps.

Marco Kurz played 128 times for 1860 Munich until 2004, when the club was relegated to the 2.

Marco Kurz spent it at SC Pfullendorf, a Regionalliga Sud team.

Marco Kurz won promotion to the Bundesliga for the club in 2010.

Marco Kurz was named the head coach of Fortuna Dusseldorf on 23 December 2015.

On 16 June 2017, Marco Kurz was appointed head coach of A-League club Adelaide United.

On 28 June 2019, Marco Kurz was appointed manager of A-League side Melbourne Victory on a two-year deal, after their previous manager, Kevin Muscat, stepped down.

In January 2020, after six months in the role, Marco Kurz was dismissed by Melbourne Victory; this was the third-fastest coaching dismissal in A-League history.

Marco Kurz left having managed the Victory for just 13 matches, for four wins, three draws and six losses; the six defeats were the most losses the Victory had suffered after 13 games of a season.

Marco Kurz was replaced by Victory assistant coach Carlos Perez Salvachua.