He earned fourteen caps with the United States men's national soccer team between 1968 and 1972.
Krat, a native of Ukraine, attended college at Michigan State University where he played on the men's soccer team.
In 1965, he was named the Defensive MVP of the NCAA post-season tournament as the Spartans went to the championship game, only to lose to Saint Louis University.
[1][2] In 1962, Krat began his career with the Ukrainian Lions of the National Soccer League of Chicago.
In 1967, he began the season as a center back with the Chicago Spurs of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) before moving to the St. Louis Stars.