Rudy Kuntner (June 10, 1908 – December 16, 1982) was an American-Austrian soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

[1] He is also known as a long time stage manager for the Metropolitan Opera and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

In 1939, he was playing with Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic when it won the National Cup final over Chicago Manhattan Beer.

He began as an electrician, but over the years moved into areas of greater responsibility including lighting and stage management.

According to the Soccer Hall of Fame profile, he "received wide acclaim for his role in the staging of Tristan and Isolde in 1971."