Jordan Gruber

Jordan Gruber (Hebrew: ירדן גרובר; born September 12, 1983) is an American-Israeli professional football (soccer) player. Playing soccer for Birmingham Groves High School, he set the Michigan State High School goal-scoring record, and was named Oakland Press Player of the Year. After playing for Michigan State University, professionally he was a member of OFK Beograd, Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen, and Hapoel Marmorek. He played for Team USA at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal.

Jordan Gruber
ירדן גרובר
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-12) September 12, 1983
Place of birth Beverly Hills, Michigan, U.S.[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)
Jordan Gruber
Medal record
Representing  United States
Football
Maccabiah Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Maccabiah Football

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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2003Michigan BucksPDL100100
Total USA
Serbia League Serbian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2005-06OFK BeogradSuperliga00
Total Serbia 00
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2007-08Maccabi HaShikma Ramat HenLiga Artzit23241273
2008-09Hakoah Maccabi Amidar/Ramat GanLiga Artzit201106200273
Total Israel
Career total

References
  1. "Jordan Gruber - Men's Soccer". Michigan State University Athletics.
  2. "October 31, 2013 - Image 22". The Detroit Jewish News.
  3. "Records". Michigan High School Athletic Association.
  4. FILICE, GENNARO (October 15, 2002). "Men's soccer can't seem to fix the Spartans' jinx". The Michigan Daily.
  5. "Michigan State Gets By No. 15 Men's Soccer, 3-0". Ohio State Buckeyes. October 7, 2001.
  6. "Jordan Gruber Named Big Ten Offensive Player Of The Week". Michigan State University Athletics.
  7. EX-SPARTAN INKS SERBIAN DEAL[Usurped!] at yanks-abroad.com, 21-6-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015
  8. ESPN Soccernet.com
  9. "ידעתם גאטוסו יהודי". FXP.
  10. "מרמורק הביסה את ג'דיידה ועלתה לראש הטבלה". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. September 26, 2008.
  11. Kirshner, U.S. Squad, Fall Short in Maccabiah Final at goaztecs.com, 23-7-2005, retrieved 29-3-2015


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