Bartolomej Kuru
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Bartoloměj Kuru is an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who plays as a goalkeeper for First Vienna FC
First Vienna FC
First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there...

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Club career

Kuru made his FK Austria debut at the age of 16 in 2002–03. He was primarily a reserve to Szabolcs Sáfár
Szabolcs Sáfár
Szabolcs Sáfár is a Hungarian football goalkeeper who currently plays for the Austrian club Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck....

 since then, although he did spend part of the 2004–05 season on loan to LASK Linz
LASK Linz
LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white...

. He also experienced regular competitive action playing for FK Austria's Amateure (reserve) side in the Austrian Football First League
Austrian Football First League
The Austrian Football First League is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It contains 10 teams and is run in the same fashion as the Austrian Bundesliga...

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In summer 2008 his contract with FK Austria was terminated. On 12 January 2009 he signed with SV Grödig
SV Grödig
Sportverein Grödig is an Austrian association football club from Grödig. The team currently competes in the Austrian First League, the second highest league in Austrian football.- Current squad :As of 15 August, 2011...

 and in summer 2009 signed for FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.

International career

In the summer of 2007, aged 20, he was selected to play for Austria at the U-20 World Cup in Canada, reaching the semi-finals with his team.

Personal

Kuru gained Austrian citizenship
Citizenship
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 in 2003 and has appeared for the Austrian national youth teams from under-17 to the under-21 team
Austria national under-21 football team
The Austria national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Austria and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association....

. He has polish descent and Czech descent.

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