Alexander Kruger

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Alexander Krüger (born April 7,  1969 in Kronach ) is a former German basketball player .

career

Born in Kronach , Krüger grew up in Bamberg and played in the youth team of FC Bamberg . At the age of 17 he spent a year as an exchange student at Hopkinsville High School, Kentucky, USA .

In 1989 he moved from Bamberg to Bundesliga club TV Langen . He was relegated to the 2nd basketball league with the Hessians and promptly rose again in 1991. In the 1991/92 he again missed relegation in the 1st Bundesliga with Langen. He then left the club and went to the United States to study at the Oregon Institute of Technology and was part of the college's basketball team until 1996.

After returning to Germany, he played for Steiner Bayreuth in the Bundesliga. He later moved to Nuremberg.

Krüger  worked professionally at Adidas and worked as a regional coach for the Bavarian Basketball Association. In 2002 he was one of the founders of the Franken Hexer club in Nuremberg, was a trainer and until spring 2010 the Hexer sports director. In 2008 he also took over the coaching position for the men's team of Witcher in the 2nd Bundesliga ProB and held this until October 2009.

In the meantime, namely in the 2005/06 game year, Krüger was also part of the coaching staff of the second division TSV Breitengüßbach : initially he was there as an assistant coach before he moved to the head coach position in December 2005.

Krüger worked for the German Basketball Association (DBB) in 2005 and 2006 as assistant coach of the U18 national team. In 2007 and 2008 he was head coach of the German U16 national team.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Alex Krüger - This is (m) a life. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  2. ^ The 24th season, 1989/90 - Long Basketball . In: Long basketball . February 20, 2015 ( lang-basketball.de [accessed March 24, 2018]).
  3. ↑ The 25th season 1990/91 - Long Basketball . In: Long basketball . March 20, 2015 ( lang-basketball.de [accessed March 24, 2018]).
  4. ^ The 26th season 1991/92 - Long Basketball . In: Long basketball . March 31, 2015 ( lang-basketball.de [accessed March 24, 2018]).
  5. ^ Cascade Collegiate Conference - Oregon Tech's Wetzler to Play Professionally in Germany. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Alex Krüger | Korac Cup (1997) | FIBA Europe. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  7. ↑ http://www.nordbayern.de/sport/profi-tipps-fur-talente-1.698731
  8. ↑ nordbayern.de, Nürnberg, Germany: Franken Hexer: And in 2016 the championship will follow . ( nordbayern.de [accessed on March 24, 2018]).
  9. ↑ nordbayern.de, Nuremberg, Germany: Franconian Witcher: Young, personable - unsuccessful . ( nordbayern.de [accessed on March 24, 2018]).
  10. ↑ http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a38047_ProB_Alex-Krueger-scheidet-als-Sportlicher-Leiter-der-Franken-Hexer-aus.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a34884_ProB_Derrick-Taylor-beerbt-Alex-Krueger-als-Headcoach.htm
  12. ↑ Teams overview -. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  13. ↑ http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a12162_ProA_Pure-Radomirovic-nicht-mehr-Headcoach-in-Guessbach.htm
  14. ↑ Heimo Förster takes over the DBB-U18 «German Basketball Association. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  15. ↑ U18 men nominated for AST «German Basketball Association. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  16. ↑ U16 boys nominated for B-EM «German Basketball Association. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Alex Krüger nominates U16 boys "German Basketball Association. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Kruger, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kruger, Alex (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Kronach