As a player, Krautzun turned out for
Union Solingen,
Rheydter SV,
1. FC Kaiserslautern,
Young Fellows Zürich and
TeBe Berlin. In 1968, he was technical advisor of
South Korea /
South Korea U20. In 1973, Krautzun was the first head coach of
Canada not to hail from that country or the United Kingdom. After his resignation, Krautzun pointed to the lack of public support for amateur sports in Canada as a reason for the country's lack of success on the international stage. Krautzun went on right after resigning to coach in the
NASL with the
Vancouver Whitecaps (and later with the
Houston Hurricane and
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers). He was not a popular coach with the Whitecaps due to the defensive style of play he employed. It was only later with the Strikers (with stars such as
Gerd Muller,
Teofilo Cubillas,
Ray Hudson and
Branko Segota) where he loosened up and got his teams attacking and the Strikers had two very successful seasons getting to the semi-finals twice. In 2001, Krautzun steered
Tunisia through
2002 World Cup qualifying but resigned ahead of the tournament, citing interference from the
Tunisian Football Federation with his coaching. Krautzun was in charge of a training camp for promising Chinese youngsters in
Bad Kissingen, Germany in 2006, helping prepare the younger generation of players for the
2008 Beijing Olympics. In 2007, he acted as an adviser to the
Chinese women's national team, stepping down in March of that year due to health issues. As well as a manager, Krautzun has acted as a technical advisor and scout. He has worked extensively in North America and Asia, where he worked as a scout in China and South Korea from 2001 to 2003. ==Honours==