Don Gramenz | |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1971 |
Birth Place: | Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States |
Position: | Left back |
Youthyears1: | 1990–1993 |
Youthclubs1: | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
Years1: | 1991–2003 |
Clubs1: | Minnesota Thunder |
Caps1: | 212 |
Goals1: | 17 |
Years2: | 2001 |
Clubs2: | → Tampa Bay Mutiny (loan) |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2008 |
Managerclubs1: | Minnesota Thunder |
Don Gramenz is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender for Minnesota Thunder for eleven seasons, being named to the club's Hall of Fame. Gramenz played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he was a team captain.[1] In 2008, he served as the interim manager of the Minnesota Thunder, succeeding Amos Magee.[2] Gramenz move into teaching after his soccer career and worked as an elementary school teacher for 11 years before eventually moving into a role as an elementary school principal in Bloomington, Minnesota.[3]