Kurt Baluses (30 June 1914 – 28 March 1972) was a German football player and manager.[1] He was the first manager of VfB Stuttgart in the then newly founded Bundesliga and also had the biggest success of his managing career with the club, leading Stuttgart to a 5th-place finish in 1963–64.

Kurt Baluses
Personal information
Full name Kurt Baluses
Date of birth (1914-06-30)30 June 1914
Place of birth Allenstein, Germany
Date of death 28 March 1972(1972-03-28) (aged 57)
Place of death Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1936 SV Allenstein
1936–1945 VfB Königsberg
1945 Holstein Kiel
1945–1947 Eckernförder SV
1947–1948 Rot-Weiß Niebüll
1948–1954 Itzehoer SV
Managerial career
1945–1947 Eckernförder SV (player manager)
1948–1954 Itzehoer SV (player manager)
1954–1955 1. FC Köln
1956–1960 Eintracht Braunschweig
1960–1965 VfB Stuttgart
1965–1968 Kickers Offenbach
1968–1971 Karlsruher SC
1971–1972 SpVgg Ludwigsburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ "Kurt Baluses" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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