Ralph Krueger
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Coach Ralph Krueger at the 2013 Edmonton Oilers training camp
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| Born |
August 31, 1959 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Düsseldorfer EG Schwenninger ERC SC Riessersee ECD Sauerland Starbulls Rosenheim |
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| National team |
 Germany
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| Playing career | 1979–1991 | ||
Ralph Krueger (born August 31, 1959) is a Canadian-born German former professional ice hockey coach and player and current chairman of Southampton Football Club.
He was head coach of the Swiss men's national ice hockey team from the 1997–98 season until the end of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 and the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2012–13 season. In 2014, Krueger shifted from hockey to the world of association football, to become director of English Premier League team Southampton. On March 12, 2014, Krueger was appointed the chairman of Southampton F.C.
He is also known for his involvement in the World Economic Forum, where since 2011 he has been a Member, Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership.
Born in Winnipeg, Krueger was raised in Steinbach, Manitoba. His parents were immigrants from Germany. He attended St. John's-Ravenscourt School where he played hockey as a centre. His son Justin was a member of the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League and now plays for SC Bern. Justin played for Germany's men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 IIHF World Championship.
Ralph Krueger came to Germany in the late 1970s, joining second-division side Duisburger SC. After one year, he returned to Canada, but was back in Germany in 1980 and would stay there for the remainder of his playing days. He saw action in 350 games of the German Bundesliga, accumulating 187 goals and 186 assists. In the 1980–81 season, as a member of Düsseldorfer EG, he led the league in scoring during the playoffs, with 22 points. He also played 45 games for the West German national ice hockey team.
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