Garret Kusch

Garret Andrew Kusch (born 26 September 1973) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. After retiring as a player, Kusch became a Chiropractor.

Garret Kusch
Personal information
Full name Garret Andrew Kusch
Date of birth (1973-09-26) 26 September 1973
Place of birth Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Vancouver 86ers 45 (17)
1997–1998 Oostende 0 (0)
1998–1999 RAEC Mons 23 (10)
1999–2000 KV Mechelen 2 (0)
2000 Mjällby 11 (8)
2001 Hønefoss 22 (6)
2007 Columbus Clan FC
National team
1991 Canada U20 2 (0)
1994–1996 Canada U23 8 (1)
1997–2001 Canada 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Richmond, British Columbia, Kusch started his career at local side Vancouver 86ers and then played successfully in a Belgian lower division with Mons. Injury-hit, he then only featured twice for Mechelen in the Belgian First Division in the 1999/2000 season. He revived his career after a foot injury at Swedish second division side Mjällby only to finish the first of his two years-contract at Norwegian second division outfit Hønefoss to quit professional soccer aged just 28 in 2001 to continue his studies.[1][2]

Kusch briefly came out of retirement in 2007 to play for Columbus Clan FC; earning a silver medal in the Open Canada Cup.[3]

International career

Kusch made his debut for Canada in an April 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador in Vancouver and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 1 goal. The shaven-headed striker has represented Canada in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and participated in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] where he played his final international against Cameroon.

Personal life

Kusch currently works for the Canadian national team as a chiropractor.

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References
  1. "Cdn soccer striker Garret Kusch calls it quits". CTV. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  2. "Kusch Announces His Retirement". Canada Soccer. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  3. Columbus Clan FC take home the Silver Medal in 2007
  4. Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
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