Bernd Kruel
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| Nickname | "Stork" | |
| birthday | June 1, 1976 | |
| place of birth | Hagen , Germany | |
| size | 209 cm | |
| position | center | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1993–2003 Brandt Hagen 2003–2006 Skyliners Frankfurt 2006–2008 Telekom Baskets Bonn 2008–2014 Phoenix Hagen 2014–2016 RheinStars Cologne
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Bernd Kruel (born June 1, 1976 in Hagen ) is a former German basketball player .
Player career
Kruel made his Bundesliga debut for his home club Brandt Hagen . He ran for the club until December 2003 when Brandt Hagen filed for bankruptcy and withdrew from the first division. He joined the Frankfurt Skyliners , with whom he became German champion in 2004.
From 2006 to 2008 Kruel played for Telekom Baskets Bonn and was able to advance with them to the final of the German championship in 2008. There they lost to Alba Berlin.
In 2008 Bernd Kruel signed a three-year contract with Phoenix Hagen , and there were considerations that he would then join the management team at Phoenix Hagen. However, nothing concrete emerged, so he continued his career as a basketball player. After the 2013/2014 season, Kruel Phoenix left Hagen. After leaving Phoenix Hagen, the club announced that their jersey number 15 would no longer be awarded in the future. After leaving Hagen, however, he did not end his active career as expected, but moved to the 1st Regionalliga West to the RheinStars Cologne . There he was supposed to help lead the young team and won the championship title with the Cologne team in 2015. The club received a license for the 2nd Bundesliga ProA for the following season 2015/16 , so skipped the ProB after the promotion. Kruel played for the RheinStars in the ProA in 2015/16, he also worked as an assistant coach for the Cologne U19 team in the youth basketball league and worked on the office. In April 2016 he declared his playing career over.
In April 2017 he started a position in the sponsorship and sales department at Phoenix Hagen.
successes
- 1994: German cup winner with Brandt Hagen
- 2004: German champion with the Deutsche Bank Skyliners
- 2005: German runner-up with the Deutsche Bank Skyliners
- 2008: German runner-up with the Telekom Baskets Bonn
- 2015: Regional league championship and promotion (thanks to wildcard) to the 2nd Bundesliga ProA with RheinStars Cologne
Web link
- easyCredit BBL - Bernd Kruel - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga website
Individual evidence
- ↑ RP ONLINE: 'It was a request to go to court': Basketball: Brandt Hagen files for bankruptcy. In: RP ONLINE. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Axel Gaiser: Farewell in Cologne comes as a surprise to Bernd Kruel. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Bernd Kruel in an interview about starting work at Phoenix Hagen | Phoenix Hagen. Accessed April 2, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kruel, Bernd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hagen |