Don Gramenz
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-03-20) March 20, 1971
Place of birth Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1990–1993 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2003 Minnesota Thunder 212 (17)
2001Tampa Bay Mutiny (loan) 1 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Minnesota Thunder
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Don Gramenz is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender for Minnesota Thunder for eleven seasons, being named to the club's Hall of Fame. Gramenz played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he was a team captain.[1] In 2008, he served as the interim manager of the Minnesota Thunder, succeeding Amos Magee.[2] Gramenz move into teaching after his soccer career and worked as an elementary school teacher for 11 years before eventually moving into a role as an elementary school principal in Bloomington, Minnesota.[3]

References

  1. "Don Gramenz Named To Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame." University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. August 19, 2004. "Don Gramenz Named to Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame - Former star becomes fourth Panther in the Hall". Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
  2. La Vaque, David. "Magee out as Thunder coach." Minneapolis Star-Tribune, July 22, 2008. http://www.startribune.com/sports/25775264.html Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 24, 2008.
  3. Gramenz, Don. "Meet the Principal - Bloomington Public Schools". www.bloomington.k12.mn.us. Bloomington Public Schools. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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