Jeff Larentowicz

Football player infobox|playername= Jeff Larentowicz
fullname = Jeff Larentowicz
nickname = "Big Red, Ginger Jeff, Kaiser"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|8|5
cityofbirth = Pasadena, CA
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub = New England Revolution
clubnumber = 13
position = Midfielder, Defender
youthyears = 2001-04
youthclubs = Brown
years = 2005-
2005
clubs = New England Revolution
→ New Hampshire Phantoms "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 77 0(7)
04 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 12 January 2008
ntupdate = 29 July 2007

Jeff Larentowicz (born August 5, 1983 in Pasadena, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfield and defender for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

College

Larentowicz played college soccer for Brown University from 2001 to 2004. In his four seasons there he played in 66 matches, amassing 7 goals and 6 assists, helping Brown to two Ivy League Championships. Before Brown, he helped lead traditional Philadelphia-area power Chestnut Hill Academy to back-to-back Interacademic League championships in 2000 and 2001. He also captained the FC Delco Arsenal to two USYSA National Championships in 2002 and 2003.

Professional

He was selected in the fourth round, 45th overall in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by the New England Revolution. He spent his first season on the bench, playing only one minute with the first team all year. However, in 2006 Larentowicz came into more playing time through injuries, starting 19 games and appearing in a further 7. He scored his first-ever MLS goal on August 27, 2006 at a home game against the Columbus Crew. In 2007, he firmly established himself as a regular starter for the Revolution, playing all but two games as defensive midfielder alongside Shalrie Joseph.

Larentowicz's nicknames include Big Red, Ginger, Ginger Bonita, Ginger Jeff, and der Kaiser (a reference to Franz Beckenbauer). He also won the nickname "the Ginja Ninja" after scoring an acrobatic goal against the Chicago Fire on May 6, 2007.

Personal

Jeff includes editing Wikipedia among his hobbies. [ [http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=31994] , Major League Soccer. Accessed April 26, 2008.]

ee also

* List of current MLS players

References

New England Revolution squad