Jordan Gruber

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. He attended Birmingham Groves High School, for whom he played soccer. He set the Michigan State High School goal-scoring record with 69 goals as a senior, in addition to 21 assists. He was named Oakland Press Player of the Year, and was named all-district, all-region, all-state, all-metro, and all-county. He also lettered in tennis as a senior.

He played college soccer at forward for the Michigan State University for the Michigan State Spartans. In September 2004 he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week in men's soccer.

In June 2005, he signed a six-month contract with OFK Beograd straight out of university. He made aliyah in 2007 via the Law of Return, and played for Israel's Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen and Hapoel Marmorek.

He played for the United States team at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal.

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