Greg Eckhardt

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Greg Eckhardt
Personal information
Full name Gregory Eckhardt, Jr. [1]
Date of birth (1989-01-07) January 7, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Orange Park, Florida, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005 Clay County SC [2]
2006–2009 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 1 (0)
2010 VPS 19 (0)
International career
2008 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 7, 2010

Gregory Eckhardt (born January 7, 1989 in Orange Park, Florida) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Eckhardt began his career with Clay County SC [3] and joined for his Studium[ clarification needed ] in 2006 to the Clemson University. [4] He was a three-year starter for the Clemson Tigers soccer team. [5] On February 11, 2011, he left Clemson University and signed with the Finnish Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura. [6] On February 1, 2011, he left Finland. [7]

Post Soccer Career

Greg works as the director of operations at Unum Insurance. He is also pursuing his executive MBA at the prestigious Fuqua school of business, Duke University.

Greg is married and resides in Chattanooga, TN.

International career

He is a former member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Hunter Jumper Named To All-ACC Academic Men's Soccer Team
  2. ↑ All-Stars Named from 2005
  3. ↑ "AISA Holiday Camp – Clay County Soccer Club". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Greg Eckhardt athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  5. ↑ Clemson University
  6. ↑ Former Clemson Soccer Star Greg Eckhardt Signs Professional Contract
  7. ↑ Vaasan Palloseura
  8. ↑ "Greg Eckhardt – U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2011.


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