Jeff Larentowicz

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Jeff Larentowicz
Personal information
Full name Jeff Larentowicz
Date of birth August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05) (age 24)
Place of birth    Pasadena, CA, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current club New England Revolution
Number 13
Youth clubs
2001-04 Brown
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005-
2005		 New England Revolution
→ New Hampshire Phantoms (loan)		 63 (4)
04 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12 January 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 July 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

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