23 Facts About Cory Gibbs

Cory Gibbs played 19 international matches for the US national soccer team, including at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Cory Gibbs played college soccer at Brown University, joining the team in 1997.

In 2000, Gibbs led Brown to an Ivy League championship and the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Cory Gibbs was named Ivy League Player of the Year, and a First-Team All-American.

Cory Gibbs was one of three Brown soccer players, including Matthew Cross and Scott Powers, to be drafted in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.

Cory Gibbs played 25 games for St Pauli that season, becoming the youngest American to score a goal in the Bundesliga with a goal against FC Cologne.

Cory Gibbs was a part of the side that beat the world champions Bayern Munich, a result that earned St Pauli the nickname of weltpokalsiegerbesieger, translated as World Club Championship Winner Beaters.

Cory Gibbs remained with the team, being moved from central defense to defensive midfielder.

Cory Gibbs decided to leave St Pauli during 2003 due to the low level of play and lack of exposure needed to secure a spot on the United States national team.

Cory Gibbs returned to the United States and play in Major League Soccer, where he would be easily visible and available for international matches.

Cory Gibbs was a starter in every game for which he was available during his stint with Dallas.

On January 20,2005, the Dutch club Feyenoord agreed on a transfer with MLS, and Cory Gibbs signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club.

Cory Gibbs signed a pre-contract agreement with English Premier League club Charlton Athletic in May 2006 just before Alan Curbishley's departure.

Cory Gibbs never played a match for Charlton due to injuries.

Cory Gibbs was transferred to New England Revolution on January 21,2010, in a trade that involved four players, MLS SuperDraft picks and allocation money.

Cory Gibbs was selected by the Chicago Fire with the seventh pick of the MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 15,2010.

Cory Gibbs agreed terms with the club the same day.

Cory Gibbs solidified his position as one of US's top central defenders.

Since making his first full international appearance June 8,2003, in a friendly against New Zealand, Cory Gibbs received 19 caps.

Cory Gibbs was initially a part of the United States' 2006 FIFA World Cup team, but he reinjured his right knee in a friendly with Morocco on May 23,2006, and was replaced by Gregg Berhalter.

Cory Gibbs played only 45 minutes all season for Charlton's reserves following surgery to repair cartilage in his knee.

Cory Gibbs was married to former Misteeq band member Zena McNally from July 2008 until their divorce in 2014.

Cory Gibbs is married to Paramount CBS Sports Talent Manager Jenna Medvigy.