Stefan Kulovits (born 19 April 1983) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former midfielder. He is the assistant manager of Rapid Wien.[1]

Stefan Kulovits
Kulovits with Rapid Wien in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-04-19) 19 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rapid Wien (assistant manager)
Youth career
SC Red Star Penzing
1998–2001 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2013 Rapid Wien 202 (4)
2013–2020 SV Sandhausen 127 (1)
Total 329 (5)
International career
Austria U16 6 (0)
Austria U17 1 (0)
Austria U19 9 (0)
2003–2005 Austria U21 18 (0)
2005–2011 Austria 5 (0)
Managerial career
2021 SV Sandhausen (interim)
2022–2023 Rapid Wien II
2022– Rapid Wien (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Rapid Wien

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Kulovits came through the youth ranks of Rapid Wien and made it to the senior team in the 2002–03 season after a year at the reserves team. He won two league titles with Rapid and played in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League with them.

SV Sandhausen

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Kulovits signed for 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen in June 2013 and in his first season was appointed captain of the team.[2] He made over 120 competitive appearances for the club and announced his retirement as a footballer at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season,[3]

Coaching career

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SV Sandhausen

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He was named interim manager on 15 February 2021.[4] He was sacked on 22 September 2021.[5]

Rapid Wien II

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On 3 January 2022, Kulovits was hired as the head coach of Rapid Wien II in the 2. Liga.[6]

International career

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Kulovits made his debut for the Austria national team in a February 2005 friendly match against Cyprus.

Honours

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Rapid Wien

References

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  1. ^ "Kulovits, Stefan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "SVS reagiert auf die Misere: Kulovits kommt" (in German). kicker.de. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Seitenwechsel für Ex-Rapidler Stefan Kulovits in Sandhausen" [Change of sides for ex-Rapidler Stefan Kulovits in Sandhausen] (in German). kurier.at. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Michael Schiele als SVS-Trainer freigestellt" (in German). svs1916.de. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Schwartz übernimmt Cheftrainerposten in Sandhausen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Stefan Kulovits wird Cheftrainer von Rapid II" (Press release) (in German). Rapid Wien. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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