Stefan Kulovits
Austrian footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stefan Kulovits (born 19 April 1983) is an Austrian professional football manager and a former midfielder. He is an assistant manager of German club Eintracht Braunschweig.[1]
|
Kulovits with Rapid Wien in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Red Star Penzing | |||
| 1998–2001 | Rapid Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2013 | Rapid Wien | 202 | (4) |
| 2013–2020 | SV Sandhausen | 127 | (1) |
| Total | 329 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| Austria U16 | 6 | (0) | |
| Austria U17 | 1 | (0) | |
| Austria U19 | 9 | (0) | |
| 2003–2005 | Austria U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Austria | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | SV Sandhausen (interim) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rapid Wien II | ||
| 2022–2025 | Rapid Wien (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Rapid Wien (interim manager) | ||
| 2025 | Rapid Wien (interim manager) | ||
| 2026– | Eintracht Braunschweig (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Rapid Wien
Kulovits came through the youth ranks of Rapid Wien and made it to the senior team in the 2002–03 season after a year at the reserves team. He won two league titles with Rapid and played in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League with them.
SV Sandhausen
Kulovits signed for 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen in June 2013 and in his first season was appointed captain of the team.[2] He made over 120 competitive appearances for the club and announced his retirement as a footballer at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season,[3]
Coaching career
SV Sandhausen
He was named interim manager on 15 February 2021.[4] He was sacked on 22 September 2021.[5]
Rapid Wien II
On 3 January 2022, Kulovits was hired as the head coach of Rapid Wien II in the 2. Liga.[6]
Rapid Wien
On 24 April 2025, Kulovits was appointed as the interim manager of Austrian Bundesliga side Rapid Wien for the final 5 games of the season. He had previously been working at the club as a coach under former manager Robert Klauß.[7][8] On 28 November 2025, he was appointed the interim manager by Rapid once more.[9]
International career
Kulovits made his debut for the Austria national team in a February 2005 friendly match against Cyprus.
Honours
Rapid Wien
