Mensur Kurtiši
![]() Kurtiši warming up for Wiener Neustadt in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Mensur Kurtiši Менсур Куртиши | ||
Date of birth | 25 March 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Kumanovo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | First Vienna | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rapid Wien | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Parndorf 1919 | 47 | (26) |
2008–2010 | Wiener Neustadt | 43 | (22) |
2010–2011 | Al-Taawon | 15 | (8) |
2011–2012 | Shkëndija | 14 | (5) |
2012–2013 | Tobol | 37 | (12) |
2013–2014 | Shkëndija | 13 | (9) |
2014–2015 | Brisbane Roar | 9 | (1) |
2015 | Varese | 7 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Matera | 15 | (4) |
2016– | First Vienna | 56 | (31) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Macedonia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2010 |
Mensur Kurtiši (Macedonian: Менсур Куртиши, Albanian: Mensur Kurtishi; born 25 March 1986) is a North Macedonian footballer who currently plays for First Vienna in the Austrian Regional League East. Kurtiši plays as a striker and was called up to the Macedonian national team in May 2010.
Club career
Kurtiši was born in the village of Hotlane near Kumanovo, but moved to Austria when he was 13. He began his career with an Austrian club Rapid Wien. Between 2006 and 2008 he played in Parndorf 1919. In September 2008 he signed with the Austrian club SC Wiener Neustadt. In January he joined Al-Shabaab from Al-Tawon. He scored a hat-trick in his first game for Al-Shabab. Persepolis club from Iran signed him on the mid-season transfer window of the Iranian league.
On 15 July 2014, Kurtiši signed a 1-year contract with Brisbane Roar for the 2014–15 A-League season.[1] On 15 January 2015, he was released by the Roar.[2] At the end of winter market, as a free agent he signed a six-month contract for the Italian Serie B legends of A.S. Varese. In January 2016, Kurtiši moved back to Austria to play for First Vienna.[3]
International career
He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a May 2010 friendly match against Azerbaijan and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was another friendly 4 days later against Romania.[4]
Honours
Individual
- Best Player in Austrian Football First League: 2007–08
References
- ^ "Roar welcomes striker Kurtiši to Brisbane". Football Federation Australia. 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar releases misfiring striker Kurtishi".
- ^ Ostliga: Vienna verstärkt sich mit zwei Ex-Nationalspielern – Vienna.at (in German)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External links
- Mensur Kurtiši at Soccerway
- Mensur Kurtiši at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
- Brisbane Roar Sign Mensur Kurtiši
- Mensur Kurtiši at FootballDatabase.eu
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