Juri Judt (born 24 July 1986) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Judt was born in

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in the former

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. In April 2016, with his Rot-Weiß Erfurt contract running out, he announced he would retire from professional football at the end of the season. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, he played a few matches for lower league side

SV Seligenporten SV Seligenporten is a German association football club from Pyrbaum, Bavaria. It is part of a sportsclub established 23 July 1949 which also has departments for handball, Ju-Jitsu, horseback riding, dancing, singing, and women's recreational spo ...

but stopped playing in August.

International career

Judt represented the

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on four occasions.

Amateur play

Judt plays amateur football for local side ''FC Bayern Kickers Nürnberg''.

References

External links

Juri Judt
at official FCN website * * 1986 births Living people Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers SpVgg Greuther Fürth players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Nürnberg II players RB Leipzig players 1. FC Saarbrücken players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players SV Seligenporten players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Germany men's under-21 international footballers Kazakhstani people of German descent Kazakhstani emigrants to Germany 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub