| Nicknames |
Andy (silberberghof.de, 15 Mar 2008) |
| Hobbies |
Supporting German football club Borussia Dortmund. (spring-reiter.de, 19 Oct 2018) |
| Most influential person in career |
His first mentor as a young boy, Volker Kamper. (worldofshowjumping.com, 30 Jan 2017) |
| Hero / Idol |
German rider Ludger Beerbaum. (reiterrevue.de, 27 Aug 2019) |
| Injuries |
He returned to competition after a broken hand in May 2022 at an event in Gross Viegeln, Germany. (spring-reiter.de, 18 Jul 2022; fei.org, 17 Jun 2022)
He sustained a concussion and was out of the saddle for three weeks after falling at a jump during the 2021 CHIO event in Aachen, Germany. (augsburger-allgemeine.de, 05 May 2021)
In June 2013 he fell head first into the ground when his horse Wallach Balounito stumbled at a jump. He was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a concussion and bruises. He was unable to ride for three weeks. (rp-online.de, 30 Jun 2013; nwzonline.de, 28 Jun 2013) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present." (reiterrevue.de, 27 Aug 2019) |
| Awards and honours |
He was named Best Young Rider at the 2011 European Junior Championships in Comporta, Portugal. (netzathleten.de, 07 Jul 2011) |
| Famous relatives |
Her sister Annika has competed in equestrian jumping at an elite level. (fei.org, 11 Dec 2021; Facebook page, 22 Aug 2019) |
| Other information |
STABLES
In 2017 he and fellow international rider David Will set up an equestrian centre in Damme, Germany. Two years later they parted ways but Kreuzer took over the operation of the facility. In 2022 he became part of Paul Schockemohle's team. "Not much will change in my daily business in Damme. All horse owners, my students, my team - we will continue to work together, just under a different flag and on an even broader basis. I noticed that we [he and Schockemohle] have very similar ideas about the future and that we can shape this future even better together than we can each individually. I can now draw on even greater potential and even more great possibilities for everything I have imagined and planned. It's about top showjumping and everything that goes with it - from breeding, training and management to full service for customers." (worldofshowjumping.com, 11 Nov 2022, 31 May 2017; eqwo.net, 11 Nov 2022; spring-reiter.de, 18 Jul 2022; reitsport-magazin.net, 29 Dec 2021; st-georg.de, 15 May 2021; reiterzeit.de, 11 Jul 2019; andreaskreuzer.com, 01 Jan 2019; horseweb.de, 09 Sep 2018)
FOCUS ON COACHING
He spent time away from competing in 2021 in order to focus on coaching. He returned to competition in May 2022 at an event in Gross Viegeln, Germany, where he admitted his attention was now focused on training his students rather than pursuing his own competitive riding career. "Before I started in Gross Viegeln, I first had to look for my tournament clothes. My start was a kind of quick shot after the fact. My main rider Zascha [Zascha Nygaard Andreasen] was pregnant, so I got in the saddle at short notice. Before that I broke my hand, hadn't ridden for a long time, and then you just saw that the routine was missing. For myself, I don't really miss tournament riding. Somehow it doesn't grab me anymore. Not even at the [2021] European Championships in Riesenbeck last year, where I coached Zascha. The sport itself for me as an athlete doesn't give me that much anymore. That was a great time and I wouldn't want to exchange it for anything under any circumstances, because it's also experience that nobody can take away from me and that's helping me now. But I don't need that anymore. The other role as a coach fills me somehow more." (spring-reiter.de, 18 Jul 2022; fei.org, 17 Jun 2022)
EARLY DAYS
At age 18 he began an apprenticeship with Paul Schockemohle, where he stayed for four years. "I did my education to be a licensed rider [with Paul Schockemohle] for two years, and then I was employed for another two years. When I look back, that was a very important time for me with all the experience I got. I went to Schockemohle's stable and was suddenly one of many riders that rode okay, but still had very much to learn. That was a new experience for me, and in the beginning I had some problems dealing with it. But, of course it was a very important lesson to learn. It really shows that it is not just up to your riding, it is also about other things like having a good team and great horses and out of that be able to make the difference." (spring-reiter.de, 18 Jul 2022; andreaskreuzer.com, 01 Jan 2018; worldofshowjumping.com, 30 Jan 2017)
OTHER ROLES
In May 2021 he began serving as vice chairman of the German Showjumping Club [CDS]. (om-online.de, 19 May 2021; pferd-aktuell.de, 13 May 2021) |
FEI Database
www.andreaskreuzer.com 
www.facebook.com/andreaskreuzerofficial 
instagram.com/andreaskreuzerofficial 
www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOB06Lqlfn5xUhs0CDg3uA 
