Jordan Gruber

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Jordan Gruber
ירדן גרובר
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-12) September 12, 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Beverly Hills, Michigan, United States[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position 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 as of 21:11, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Jordan Gruber
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Soccer
Maccabiah Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Maccabiah Soccer

Jordan Gruber (Hebrew: ירדן גרובר; born September 12, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player.

Biography

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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

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
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

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  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ EX-SPARTAN INKS SERBIAN DEAL at yanks-abroad.com, 21-6-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015
  8. ^ ESPN Soccernet.com
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ 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
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