Kurt Linder (8 October 1933 – 12 December 2022) was a German professional

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. He played for Young Boys,

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, among other teams. After his playing career, Linder became a professional manager in Switzerland with

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and Young Boys, in Netherlands with

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, and in France with

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. 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

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with Young Boys and the

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with Ajax in the 1981-82 season with 117 goals for and 42 goals against in 34 matches, with players like

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. Linder died on 12 December 2022, at the age of 89.

Honours

Player

Young Boys *

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: 1956–57 Rapid Wien * Austrian Staatsliga: 1959–60

Manager

Young Boys *

: 1976–77 *

: 1976 Ajax *

: 1981–82

References

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