André Krüger
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André Krüger is a German
statistic
ian. Krüger has spent over 30 years researching Australian football (soccer)
in an attempt to produce a complete record of all "Socceroos"
internationals since 1922. His initial interest in Australian football stemmed from the Australian national team playing at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
finals in his home country of Germany.
Krüger has compiled a large collection of Australian football history, including team photographs, video
s, programs and magazine
articles. The material was researched from his own funds, despite living in Europe.
He was inducted into the Australian football Hall of Fame
in 2006, the same year the Australia played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
in Germany. which ironically was the venue for the first time the socceroos qualified for the World Cup. Krüger was well known in the German media during the 2006 World Cup, and often referred to as "the biggest fan of the Socceroos".
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
statistic
Statistic
A statistic is a single measure of some attribute of a sample . It is calculated by applying a function to the values of the items comprising the sample which are known together as a set of data.More formally, statistical theory defines a statistic as a function of a sample where the function...
ian. Krüger has spent over 30 years researching Australian football (soccer)
Football (soccer) in Australia
Soccer is a popular recreational and professional sport in Australia. The sport has a high level of participation in Australia. The fully professional A-League domestic competition has been operating since 2005 and the national team competes in the Asian Football Confederation...
in an attempt to produce a complete record of all "Socceroos"
Australia national football (soccer) team
The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
internationals since 1922. His initial interest in Australian football stemmed from the Australian national team playing at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
finals in his home country of Germany.
Krüger has compiled a large collection of Australian football history, including team photographs, video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
s, programs and magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
articles. The material was researched from his own funds, despite living in Europe.
He was inducted into the Australian football Hall of Fame
Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame
The Football Federation Australia's Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to association football in Australia....
in 2006, the same year the Australia played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
in Germany. which ironically was the venue for the first time the socceroos qualified for the World Cup. Krüger was well known in the German media during the 2006 World Cup, and often referred to as "the biggest fan of the Socceroos".