Andrew Gregor

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Gregor
Date of birth	November 22, 1975(1975-11-22)
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rochester Rhinos
Number	12
Youth career
1994–1997	Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998	Columbus Crew	10	(0)
1999–2000	Seattle Sounders	39	(11)
2001	Kansas City Wizards	13	(0)
2001	→ Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan)	2	(0)
2001	→ Seattle Sounders (loan)	3	(0)
2002	Seattle Sounders	46	(16)
2002–2003	Cleveland Crunch (indoor)	13	(0)
2004	Vancouver Whitecaps	1	(0)
2004	Portland Timbers	13	(2)
2005–2006	Seattle Sounders	39	(8)
2007–2008	Portland Timbers	24	(8)
2008–	Rochester Rhinos	38	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Andrew Gregor (born November 22, 1975 in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Gregor grew up in Portland, Oregon, playing for the F.C. Portland youth club beginning in 1988. In 1994, Gregor and his F.C. Portland club won the USYSA U-18 national championship with Gregor taking MVP honors. In addition to playing with F.C. Portland, Gregor played for Sunset High School boys team. In 1993, he was selected as the Oregon 4A Co-Player of the Year. Gregor attended the University of Portland where he was a four year starter on the men’s soccer team. During his four years, he started 69 of 70 games for the Pilots.

[edit] Professional

The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS) selected Gregor in the second round (21st overall) in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He played ten games, but was released at the end of the season. Gregor then signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League.

Gregor returned to MLS when the Kansas City Wizards picked him in the second round (24th overall) of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. He played thirteen games in 2001, mostly as a substitute. As a result, the Wizards sent him on loan to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Seattle Sounders. The Wizards released Gregor and he signed with the Sounders for the 2002 season. Gregor had an excellent season, scoring nine goals and earning first team All Star recognition. On November 14, 2002, the Cleveland Crunch signed Gregor to a two year contract.^[1] , but he played only thirteen games and was released at the end of the season.

Gregor returned to the Sounders for the 2003 season, once again earning first team All Star recognition. In 2004, the Vancouver Whitecaps signed Gregor as a free agent. He played one game and was released by the team. He then signed with the Portland Timbers in June and played thirteen games with them. On March 1, 2005, Gregor returned to the Seattle Sounders. Gregor won the 2005 championship with the Sounders and was a 2006 first team All Star. In 2007, he expressed an interest in returning to Portland to complete his sociology degree at the University of Portland. As a result, the Sounders released him and he signed with the Portland Timbers. In 2007, he played twenty-four games with the Timbers, earning first team All Star recognition.

In 2008, he began the season as the captain of the Timbers, but on 9 July was traded to the Rochester Rhinos in a complicated three team deal which sent Chase Harrison of the Rhinos and Jamil Walker of the Carolina RailHawks to the Timbers in the exchange for Gregor.

[edit] International

Gregor played for several years on the U.S. youth teams. In 1992 and 1993, he was with the U-18 national team before moving to the U-20 national team. In 1997, he was the captain of the U.S. team which took third place at the World University Games.

[edit] Futsal

Gregor has also appeared with the U.S. Futsal team. In 2003, he was part of the U.S. team in an exhibition tournament in Anaheim, California. In 2006, Gregor played several games with the U.S. Futsal team as it prepared for the 2007 Pan American Games.^[2] In June 2007, Gregor was part of the U.S. team in a tour of Spain.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rochester Rhinos bio
• Portland Timbers bio
• 2006 Seattle Sounders Media Guide