Matt Groenwald (born April 30, 1983, in Park Ridge, Illinois) is an American

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player who last played right back for the

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. Groenwald played college soccer at

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from 2001 to 2005, where he finished his career with 15 goals and 22 assists. He also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chicago Fire Premier. He was drafted in the third round 38th overall, by the

2006 MLS SuperDraft The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fift ...

. He retired due to a medical condition discovered early in the 2007 MLS campaign.

External links

Matt Groenwald profile at MLSNet
1983 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Chicago Fire U-23 players Major League Soccer players People from Mount Prospect, Illinois Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois Sporting Kansas City draft picks Sporting Kansas City players St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players USL League Two players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub