Nick Neururer

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Nikolaus "Nick" Neururer (* 1953 in Fieberbrunn ; † March 23, 2016 ibid) was an Austrian sports journalist , football player advisor and agent, and football scout . Although he was in possession of the UEFA professional license , the ÖFB's highest training license in coaching, he trained exclusively for the amateur club SC Kundl for several years . Neururer was previously active as a football player himself and made it to the regional league before two serious injuries forced his career to end.

Live and act

Nick Neururer was born in Fieberbrunn in 1953 and grew up in Tyrol . Here he was also an amateur soccer player and made it to the regional league . Two serious injuries forced him to retire early as an active player. Subsequently, he became the coach of SC Kundl for almost six years and was already active in sports journalism during this time . Among other things, he wrote for the specialist soccer magazine and German kicker . From 1986 to 1996 he wrote for the Tyrolean editorial staff of the Kronen Zeitung and in the last years of his work there he also appeared as head of the sports department. He was one of the few to gain the trust of Ernst Happel , known as " Grantler " , who coached FC Swarovski Tirol during this time before he took over the Austrian national soccer team until his death . In the spring of 1998 he became the sports director of the traditional club SV Austria Salzburg , where one of his first acts was the engagement of Hans Krankl as a coach. After more than two years, he ended his engagement with the Salzburgers in December 2000.

For decades, Neururer was considered an expert in African football and over the years worked as a scout for clubs such as SK Rapid Wien , FC Tirol Innsbruck , FC Red Bull Salzburg or the traditional Scottish club Celtic Glasgow . Neururer was regularly requested by the ÖFB to observe and analyze players and opponents. In his more than a decade long collaboration with the ÖFB, he was also a scouting member in the team of the then ÖFB team boss Marcel Koller . In later years (2014–2015) he acted as a sports advisor at FC Wacker Innsbruck and was particularly active for the club in the year before his death.

For decades, however, Neururer had his main tasks as a football player advisor and agent . After he was in Africa for the first time at the Africa Cup in 1986 , he traveled the continent regularly for the next 30 years and also brought numerous players to Austria and Europe. Above all, these were players from Burkina Faso , Benin and Mali ; Countries that until then were largely considered exotic footballers. Jonathan Pitroipa , Wilfried Sanou , Hervé Oussalé or Ibrahima Sidibé are just a few well-known examples that Neururer helped to break through in Europe. His local protégés included Richard Kitzbichler , Harald Planer , Markus Felfernig , Manuel Schmid , Sebastian Siller and Rami Tekir .

On March 23, 2016, the 63-year-old from Neururus died suddenly of heart failure in his home town of Fieberbrunn . He left behind his partner and three children. He was buried on March 30, 2016 after a funeral service in the Catholic parish church of Fieberbrunn at the Fieberbrunn cemetery. The home game of Innsbruck against SK Austria Klagenfurt on April 8, 2016 began with a minute's silence in memory of Neururer.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Nick Neururer's personal obituary , accessed August 1, 2018
  2. ^ Salzburger Nachrichten , December 22, 2000
  3. ↑ ?? Many believe the black pearl will score three goals next week. " , Accessed August 1, 2018
  4. ↑ Nick Neururer, deceased , accessed August 1, 2018
  5. ↑ ÖFB scouting member Nick Neururer has passed away , accessed on August 1, 2018
  6. ↑ Parte (FC Wacker Innsbruck) on the official website of the Tiroler Tageszeitung , accessed on August 1, 2018
  7. ↑ Press conference to introduce Klaus Schmidt and the sports advisory board , accessed on August 1, 2018
  8. ↑ Nick Neururer died , accessed August 1, 2018
  9. ↑ Parte (family) on the official website of the Tiroler Tageszeitung , accessed on August 1, 2018
  10. ↑ Annual review 2016: April at tivoli12.at, accessed on August 1, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Neururer, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neururer, Nikolaus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sports journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Fieberbrunn , Austria
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 2016
Place of death Fieberbrunn , Austria