Jordan Gruber Explained

Jordan Gruber
ירדן גרובר
Birth Date:12 September 1983
Birth Place:Beverly Hills, Michigan, United States[1]
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:2001–2007
Youthclubs1:Michigan State University
Years1:2003
Years2:2005
Years3:2007–2008
Years4:2008–2010
Clubs4:Hapoel Marmorek
Caps1:10
Caps2:0
Caps3:23
Caps4:20
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:2
Goals4:1
Pcupdate:21:11, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

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 performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
USALeagueOpen CupLeague CupNorth AmericaTotal
2003Michigan BucksPDL100100
TotalUSA
SerbiaLeagueSerbian CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
2005-06OFK BeogradSuperliga00
TotalSerbia00
IsraelLeagueIsrael State CupToto CupEuropeTotal
2007-08Maccabi HaShikma Ramat HenLiga Artzit23241273
2008-09Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat GanLiga Artzit201106200273
TotalIsrael
Career total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan Gruber - Men's Soccer. Michigan State University Athletics.
  2. Web site: October 31, 2013 - Image 22. The Detroit Jewish News.
  3. Web site: Records. Michigan High School Athletic Association.
  4. Web site: Men's soccer can't seem to fix the Spartans' jinx. GENNARO. FILICE. October 15, 2002. The Michigan Daily.
  5. Web site: Michigan State Gets By No. 15 Men’s Soccer, 3-0. October 7, 2001. Ohio State Buckeyes.
  6. Web site: Jordan Gruber Named Big Ten Offensive Player Of The Week. Michigan State University Athletics.
  7. at yanks-abroad.com, 21-6-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525142615/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=336044&cc=5901 ESPN Soccernet.com
  9. Web site: ידעתם גאטוסו יהודי. FXP.
  10. Web site: מרמורק הביסה את ג'דיידה ועלתה לראש הטבלה. September 26, 2008. ONE - מספר אחת בספורט.
  11. http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/072305aaa.html Kirshner, U.S. Squad, Fall Short in Maccabiah Final