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Gregg Berhalter

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Gregg Berhalter (born August 1, 1973, in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Energie Cottbus in the German Second Bundesliga.

Berhalter was a high school teammate of Claudio Reyna at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey, before enrolling at the University of North Carolina in 1991, where he was a teammate of Eddie Pope for two years. Berhalter left UNC after his junior year, signing with Dutch club FC Zwolle in 1994. He later played for Sparta Rotterdam (1996-98), Cambuur Leeuwarden (1998-2000), Crystal Palace (2001-02), and is currently with Energie Cottbus of the 2. Bundesliga.

For the US national team, Berhalter earned his first cap on October 15, 1994 against Saudi Arabia. As of 2005, he has been capped 37 times. 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.

On 25 May, 2006 Berhalter was added to the US national team's 23-man roster for the 2006 World Cup, replacing the injured Cory Gibbs.