Gregg Matthew Berhalter was born on August 1,1973 and is an American soccer coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of the United States men's national soccer team.
26 Facts About Gregg Berhalter
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Gregg Matthew Berhalter was born on August 1,1973, in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, and was a high school teammate of Claudio Reyna at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey.
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Gregg Berhalter played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Gregg Berhalter is the godson of Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame baseball player Carl Yastrzemski.
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Gregg Berhalter left UNC after his junior year, signing with Dutch club Zwolle in 1994.
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Gregg Berhalter later played for Sparta Rotterdam and SC Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, and with Crystal Palace in England.
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In 2002, Gregg Berhalter signed with Energie Cottbus of the German Bundesliga.
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Gregg Berhalter went on to make 111 league appearances with the team, captaining them to a promotion back to the Bundesliga.
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In 2006, Gregg Berhalter signed with TSV 1860 Munich of the 2.
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Gregg Berhalter stayed there for a further two and a half years, making 73 league appearances for Die Lowen.
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Gregg Berhalter signed a contract with Major League Soccer, his first club contract in his home country.
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Gregg Berhalter was revealed as a Los Angeles Galaxy player on April 3,2009.
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On October 12,2011, Gregg Berhalter announced his decision to retire at the end of the 2011 MLS season.
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Gregg Berhalter earned his first cap for the US national team on October 15,1994, against Saudi Arabia.
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Gregg Berhalter played a significant role for the US 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.
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On May 25,2006, Gregg Berhalter was added to the US national team's roster for the 2006 World Cup, replacing the injured Cory Gibbs.
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Gregg Berhalter expressed confidence in the ability of the team in the run up to the tournament, but was an unused substitute in all three group games.
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Gregg Berhalter was fired on July 24,2013, for a "lack of attacking play".
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Gregg Berhalter became the sporting director and head coach of Columbus Crew on November 6,2013.
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On December 2,2018, Gregg Berhalter became the head coach of the United States national team.
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Gregg Berhalter earned his first victory as coach in a friendly against Panama on January 27,2019.
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Gregg Berhalter coached the United States to a continental championship on August 1,2021, at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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On January 3,2023, Gregg Berhalter issued a statement saying that in 1991, he had kicked his future wife in the legs after an argument.
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On December 12,2022, Reyna confirmed that he was the aforementioned player about whom Gregg Berhalter was speaking, and apologized for his behavior while criticizing the decision to publicize the information.
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On March 13,2023, the US Soccer Federation said a probe into the dispute with Gregg Berhalter's wife had concluded US Soccer was not in the wrong for hiring him as the national team coach.
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The conclusions mean there is no legal impediment to employing Gregg Berhalter, who remains a candidate for the coaching job.