Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 12, 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Beverly Hills, Michigan, United States[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2007 | Michigan State University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003 | Michigan Bucks | 10 | (0) |
2005 | OFK Beograd | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen | 23 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Hapoel Marmorek | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 11 April 2009 (UTC) |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Soccer | ||
Maccabiah Games | ||
2005 Maccabiah | Soccer |
Jordan Gruber (Hebrew: ירדן גרובר; born September 12, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player.
Biography
He is the son of Avi, originally from Israel, and the owner of Avi's Auto Care, and Abby Gruber, and was born in Beverly Hills, Michigan.[2][1] He attended Birmingham Groves High School, for whom he played soccer.[1] He set the Michigan State High School goal-scoring record with 69 goals as a senior, in addition to 21 assists.[3][1] He was named Oakland Press Player of the Year, and was named all-district, all-region, all-state, all-metro, and all-county.[1] He also lettered in tennis as a senior.[1]
He played college soccer at forward for the Michigan State University for the Michigan State Spartans.[1][4][5] In September 2004 he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week in men's soccer.[6]
In June 2005, he signed a six-month contract with OFK Beograd[7] straight out of university.[8] He made aliyah in 2007 via the Law of Return, and played for Israel's Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen and Hapoel Marmorek.[9][10]
He played for the United States team at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal.[11]
Statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
2003 | Michigan Bucks | PDL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Total | USA | |||||||||||
Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2005-06 | OFK Beograd | Superliga | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | Serbia | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Israel | League | Israel State Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2007-08 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen | Liga Artzit | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||||
2008-09 | Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat Gan | Liga Artzit | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
Total | Israel | |||||||||||
Career total |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jordan Gruber - Men's Soccer". Michigan State University Athletics.
- ↑ "October 31, 2013 - Image 22". The Detroit Jewish News.
- ↑ "Records". Michigan High School Athletic Association.
- ↑ FILICE, GENNARO (October 15, 2002). "Men's soccer can't seem to fix the Spartans' jinx". The Michigan Daily.
- ↑ "Michigan State Gets By No. 15 Men's Soccer, 3-0". Ohio State Buckeyes. October 7, 2001.
- ↑ "Jordan Gruber Named Big Ten Offensive Player Of The Week". Michigan State University Athletics.
- ↑ EX-SPARTAN INKS SERBIAN DEAL[usurped] at yanks-abroad.com, 21-6-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015
- ↑ ESPN Soccernet.com
- ↑ "ידעתם גאטוסו יהודי". FXP.
- ↑ "מרמורק הביסה את ג'דיידה ועלתה לראש הטבלה". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. September 26, 2008.
- ↑ Kirshner, U.S. Squad, Fall Short in Maccabiah Final Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at goaztecs.com, 23-7-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015