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Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Uwe Krupp
- Uwe Gerd Krupp (born 24 June 1965) is a German former professional hockey defenceman and former coach of the German national ice hockey team.
- Widely considered one of the greatest German players of all time, he was the first German-born player to win the Stanley Cup, and the second German-born professional to play in an NHL All-Star Game, after Walt Tkaczuk.
- Following Tkaczuk, Krupp was only the second German-born player to have a lasting career in the National Hockey League although, unlike Tkaczuk, Krupp spent his formative years in Germany, and arrived in North America as a young but experienced professional. Krupp is currently the head coach of HC Sparta Praha.
- His son Björn Krupp is a professional ice hockey player.
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