Don Gramenz (born March 20, 1971) is an American football player who played for 13 seasons as a defender for the Minnesota Thunder . He was included in the club’s hall of fame. Gramenz began playing football at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee , where he was captain of the team [1] . In 2008, he served as the head coach of the Minnesota Thunder, replacing Amos Magee [2] . He became the last coach of this club, since in 2009 he was disbanded.
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| Born | March 20, 1971 (aged 48) Cottage Grove , USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 169 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | left back | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Gramenz played for the university team in 1990-1993 and was a member of it at the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Gramenz played 70 matches, scored 19 goals and 19 assists in four years of his career at Milwaukee Panthers. Then he still played as a midfielder. He played 61 out of 70 matches in the starting lineup of the games, and by the number of assists he still ranks ninth in the history of Panthers. In addition, Gramenz was also recognized as the most progressive player of the team after 1991, in addition to this, in 1993 he was awarded an annual award from the coach. Starting a professional career, Gramenz defended the colors of the Minnesota Thunder for 13 seasons, which included 212 matches. Gramenz ended his career with 17 goals and 28 assists, finishing in tenth place in the ranking of scorers and fourth in the ranking of assistants in the history of the club. Gramenz was only the sixth player in Thunder history to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former club panthers Gerard Lagos, Manny Lagos, and Tony Sanne.
| I think this is a well-deserved honor. Everywhere, wherever Don went, he had a great influence. Here he has risen from a mere extras to a team captain, and he still has great authority through his professional career in Minnesota. I am just very happy for him. He is worthy of it.Louis Bennett, head coach of Milwaukee Panthers. |
Notes
- ↑ "Don Gramenz Named To Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame." University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. August 19, 2004.
- ↑ La Vaque, David. “Magee out as Thunder coach.” Archived July 25, 2008 at Wayback Machine Minneapolis Star-Tribune , July 22, 2008. Accessed July 24, 2008.