2024-01-21 18:02:52
Kurt Wiebach was the first managing director at Red Bull Salzburg.
Kurt Wiebach died in his home town of Schönau am Königssee at the age of 78 after a long illness. The Berlin native was an influential figure in Salzburg football for over three decades. In Berlin, the trained police officer was a member of the amateur team at Hertha BSC before he settled in Schönau in 1973 and ended his career at Berchtesgaden after tearing his Achilles tendon. In 1980 he began his work in Salzburg in Anif, three years later he moved to SAK, which he led to the title in the 2nd division in 1985. In 1986 it dropped out of the top league. In April 1988, Austria Salzburg boss Rudi Quehenberger brought him to the Lehen coaching bench as the successor to the hapless Hannes Winklbauer. With the overnight signing of Hans Krankl, the coup towards the middle play-off and subsequent promotion was achieved in the autumn of 1988. The involvement of Weber, Willfurth, Lainer and Bierhoff was closely linked to Wiebach’s work. When Otto Baric came as coach in 1991, Wiebach moved to the position of sports director. After a long “abstinence” from football and increased work in his insurance agency, Wiebach was brought in in 2005 by Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz as managing director of Austria’s successor club. After a year he left there to devote himself again to his business in Schönau. As a hobby, he then coached the team in his hometown.
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