Garret Andrew Kusch (born 26 September 1973) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. After retiring as a player, Kusch became a Chiropractor.[citation needed]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garret Andrew Kusch | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Vancouver 86ers | 45 | (17) |
| 1997–1998 | Oostende | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | RAEC Mons | 23 | (10) |
| 1999–2000 | KV Mechelen | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Mjällby | 11 | (8) |
| 2001 | Hønefoss | 22 | (6) |
| 2007 | Columbus Clan FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Canada U23 | 8 | (1) |
| 1997–2001 | Canada | 21 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Richmond, British Columbia, Kusch started his career at local side Vancouver 86ers and then played successfully in a Belgian lower division with Mons. Injury-hit, he then only featured twice for Mechelen in the Belgian First Division in the 1999/2000 season. He revived his career after a foot injury at Swedish second division side Mjällby only to finish the first of his two years-contract at Norwegian second division outfit Hønefoss to quit professional soccer aged just 28 in 2001 to continue his studies.[1][2]
Kusch briefly came out of retirement in 2007 to play for Columbus Clan FC; earning a silver medal in the Open Canada Cup.[3]
International career
editKusch made his debut for Canada in an April 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador in Vancouver and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 1 goal in a 2001 friendly against Iran. He represented Canada in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches and participated in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] where he played his final international against Cameroon.
Personal life
editKusch currently works for the Canada national team as a chiropractor.
References
edit- ^ "Cdn soccer striker Garret Kusch calls it quits". CTV. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Kusch Announces His Retirement". Canada Soccer. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ^ Columbus Clan FC take home the Silver Medal in 2007
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
External links
edit- Garret Kusch at the Canadian Soccer Association (archive)
- Garret Kusch at National-Football-Teams.com