Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum and the Australian national team.
He played his junior football with Albany Creek in the Pine Rivers district to the near north of Brisbane and began his professional career with A-League side Brisbane Roar and later Melbourne Victory before moving to Germany in 2011.
On 28 December 2010, following his impressive level of play in the A-League Kruse was selected in the Australian national team's 23-man squad for the 2011 Asian Cup. Kruse was named as part of Australia's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad. |