| Garret Kusch | |
| Fullname: | Garret Andrew Kusch |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1995–1997 |
| Years2: | 1997–1998 |
| Years3: | 1998–1999 |
| Years4: | 1999–2000 |
| Years5: | 2000 |
| Years6: | 2001 |
| Years7: | 2007 |
| Clubs7: | Columbus Clan FC |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1991 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1994–1996 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1997–2001 |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
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.
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]
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 in a 2001 friendly against Iran. He represented Canada in five FIFA World Cup qualification matches and participated in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] where he played his final international against Cameroon.
Kusch currently works for the Canada national team as a chiropractor.