Gregg Berhalter

Personal information
Full name	Gregg Berhalter
Date of birth	August 1, 1973 (1973-08-01) (age 36)
Place of birth	Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Galaxy
Number	16
Youth career
1991–1994	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1996	Zwolle	37	(2)
1996–1998	Sparta Rotterdam	10	(0)
1998–2000	Cambuur Leeuwarden	56	(2)
2000–2002	Crystal Palace	19	(1)
2002–2006	Energie Cottbus	111	(10)
2006–2009	1860 Munich	73	(8)
2009–	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	(1)
National team‡
1994–	United States	43	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April, 2009

Gregg Berhalter (born August 1, 1973, in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Berhalter grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey,^[1] and was a high school teammate of Claudio Reyna at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey.^[2] He played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a teammate of Eddie Pope for two years.^[2]

[edit] Professional

Berhalter left UNC after his junior year, signing with Dutch club Zwolle in 1994. He later played for Sparta Rotterdam and Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, and with Crystal Palace in England (where he briefly played alongside Jovan Kirovski).

In 2002 Berhalter signed with Energie Cottbus of the German Fußball-Bundesliga, and went on to make 111 league appearances with the team. In 2006, Berhalter signed with 1860 Munich of the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, and stayed there for a further two and a half years, making 73 league appearances for Die Löwen.

In April 2009, Berhalter moved back to the United States after a 15-year career in Europe, and signed a contract with Major League Soccer, his first club contract in his home country. He was revealed as a Los Angeles Galaxy player on April 3, 2009.^[3]

On November 14, 2009, he scored in the 103rd minute of the scoreless Western Conference final, propelling the Galaxy to a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo and into the 2009 MLS Cup. It was his first goal in 28 appearances with the club. ^[4]

[edit] International

Berhalter earned his first cap for the U.S. national team on October 15, 1994, against Saudi Arabia. Berhalter played a significant role for the U.S. at the 2002 World Cup, stepping in for the injured Jeff Agoos and starting the last two games, and in doing so became the first Crystal Palace player to play in a World Cup match.

On May 25, 2006, Berhalter was added to the U.S. national team's roster for the 2006 World Cup, replacing the injured Cory Gibbs. Berhalter expressed confidence in the ability of the team in the run up to the tournament,^[5] but was an unused substitute in all three group games. The U.S. was eliminated after finishing at the bottom of Group E in the first round with one draw and two defeats.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Los Angeles Galaxy

• Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2009

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Gregg Berhalter on Yanks Abroad
• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)

v • d • e United States squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place 1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Fraser • 5 Brown • 6 Harkes • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Kirovski • 11 Bravo • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 McKeon • 15 Williams • 16 Llamosa • 17 Balboa • 18 Keller • 19 Olsen • 20 McBride • Coach: Arena

v • d • e United States squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Regis • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Reyna • 11 Mathis • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 Cherundolo • 15 Wolff • 16 Llamosa • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Meola • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Sanneh • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena

v • d • e United States squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Cannon • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Mastroeni • 5 Vanney • 6 Cherundolo • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Kirovski • 10 Donovan • 11 Mathis • 12 Bocanegra • 13 Martino • 14 Armas • 15 Convey • 16 Califf • 17 Beasley • 18 Howard • 19 Hahnemann • 20 Twellman • 21 Cunningham • 22 Klein • 23 Gibbs • Coach: Arena

v • d • e United States squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Howard • 2 Albright • 3 Bocanegra • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Cherundolo • 7 Lewis • 8 Dempsey • 9 Johnson • 10 Reyna • 11 Ching • 12 Berhalter • 13 Conrad • 14 Olsen • 15 Convey • 16 Wolff • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Hahnemann • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Onyewu • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena