 Linder as Ajax manager in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, Gau Baden, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 2022 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Muri bei Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | (2) |
| 1956–1957 | Young Boys | 16 | (12) |
| 1957–1959 | Urania Genève Sport | 42 | (11) |
| 1959–1960 | Rapid Wien | 9 | (5) |
| 1960–1962 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 26 | (7) |
| 1962–1963 | Lyon | 17 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 120 | (38) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 1966–1968 | XerxesDZB | ||
| 1968–1972 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1972–1973 | Marseille | ||
| 1973–1977 | Young Boys | ||
| 1979–1981 | Switzerland U21 | ||
| 1981–1982 | Ajax | ||
| 1983 | Young Boys | ||
| 1988 | Ajax | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kurt Linder (8 October 1933 – 12 December 2022) was a German footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played for teams in West Germany and Switzerland, as well as for Rapid Wien in Austria and Lyon in France.
After retiring from football, he became a manager. He notably coached PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, BSC Young Boys, Switzerland's under-21 team, and Ajax.
Linder died on 12 December 2022, at the age of 89.
