Kurt Baluses

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