Rudolf Kröner (6 January 1942 – 16 December 2017) was a German

football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

and later manager.

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1942 births 2017 deaths German men's footballers SSV Reutlingen 05 players Stuttgarter Kickers players Hertha BSC players 1. FC Nürnberg players Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players German football managers Stuttgarter Kickers managers KSV Hessen Kassel managers 1. FC Kaiserslautern managers 1. FC Nürnberg managers People from Esslingen (district) Footballers from Stuttgart (region) West German men's footballers West German football managers {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub