Cory Gibbs

Personal information
Full name	Cory Gibbs
Date of birth	January 14, 1980
Place of birth	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Height	6'1" (185cm)
Club information
Current club	Charlton Athletic FC pending work permit
Number	N/A
Position	Defender
Youth clubs
1997-2001	Brown
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2001-2003 2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	FC St. Pauli Dallas Burn Feyenoord Rotterdam ADO Den Haag (loan) Charlton Athletic	60 (3) 21 (0) 15 (1) 5 (0) 0 (0)
National team**
2003–	United States	19 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2006. Image File history File links Gibbs_US.jpg Summary Headshot from ussoccer. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: Venice of America Location of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq. ... Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ... It has been suggested that Wingback be merged into this article or section. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... F.C. Sankt Pauli e. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Cotton Bowl (Opening August 6, 2005: Frisco Soccer and Entertainment Center) Coach Colin Clarke, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jason Kreis, 247 Goals Jason Kreis, 91 Assists Jason Kreis, 65 Points Jason Kreis, 247 Shutouts Matt Jordan, 30 First Game Dallas Burn... Feyenoord Rotterdam is a Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. ... ADO Den Haag (ADO stands for Alles Door Oefening, Everything Through Practice) is the main football club in the city of The Hague. ... Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ...

Cory Gibbs (born January 14, 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American soccer player, who currently plays central defender for Charlton Athletic in the FA Premier League. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: Venice of America Location of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... It has been suggested that Wingback be merged into this article or section. ... Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership or just The Premiership in the UK and as the Barclays English Premier League or the English Premier League or the EPL internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top...

Gibbs played college soccer at Brown University, joining the team in 1997. Brown won three Ivy League championships and participated in the NCAA tournaments all four years. In 2000, Gibbs led Brown to an Ivy League championship and the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He was named Ivy League Player of the Year, and a First-Team All-American. He was one of three Brown soccer players to be drafted in the 2001 MLS superdraft. An NCAA tournament game between Indiana University and the University of Tulsa in 2004 College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by teams operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Ivy League consists of eight private institutions of higher education located in the northeastern United States. ... The NCAA each year names the 11 best Division I college soccer players to its annual First-Team All-American list. ...

After graduating from Brown in 2001, Gibbs decided not to play in the MLS and joined FC St. Pauli of the Bundesliga. He played 25 games for St. Pauli that season, becoming the youngest American to score a goal in the Bundesliga with a goal against FC Cologne. St. Pauli was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after the 2001-02 season, and Gibbs played an equally important role with the team in his second season as in his first. St. Pauli, however, was relegated again after the 2002-03 season, this time to the Regionalliga Nord, the German third division. Gibbs remained with the team, being moved from central defense to defensive midfielder. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... F.C. Sankt Pauli e. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... 1. ... The Fußball-Regionalliga (regional league) is the name of the 3rd division football league in Germany. ... In football (soccer) a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ...

Gibbs decided to leave St. Pauli during 2003 due to the low level of play and lack of exposure needed to secure a spot on the United States national team. After a move to Jahn Regensburg of the 2. Bundesliga fell through, Gibbs decided to return to the United States and play in Major League Soccer, where he would be easily visible and available for international matches. Although the Columbus Crew initially tried to acquire Gibbs, he eventually ended up with the Dallas Burn, a team coming off one of the worst seasons in league history. In his stint with Dallas, Gibbs was a starter in every game that he was available for. First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Largest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German football club in Regensburg, Bavaria. ... MLS logo MLS redirects here. ... Year Founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006- First Game Columbus Crew 4 - 0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6 - 1 New England Revolution (Ohio Stadium; August 8, 1998) Columbus Crew 6 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Cotton Bowl (Opening August 6, 2005: Frisco Soccer and Entertainment Center) Coach Colin Clarke, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jason Kreis, 247 Goals Jason Kreis, 91 Assists Jason Kreis, 65 Points Jason Kreis, 247 Shutouts Matt Jordan, 30 First Game Dallas Burn...

Gibbs's return to the U.S. helped his national team career, as he has received frequent callups for World Cup Qualifiers. Gibbs solidified his position as one of USA's top central defenders. Since making his first full international appearance June 8, 2003, in the 2003 Confederations Cup against New Zealand, Gibbs has received 19 caps. The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The Football World Cup 2006 - North, Central American and Caribbean Qualification Groups are being held to decide which national football teams will represent the CONCACAF football confederation in the final stages of the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2003 Confederations Cup football tournament was held in France in June 2003. ...

On January 20, 2005, Dutch giants Feyenoord agreed on a transfer with MLS, and Gibbs signed a 4½-year contract with the club. In his first season, he made 15 appearances and scored one goal. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Feyenoord Rotterdam is a Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. ...

After injuring his knee in a U.S. national team friendly against England on May 28, 2005, Gibbs rehabbed (under the direction of Dr. Daniel Kalbac in Miami, Florida) and came back from his injury on January 19, 2006. On January 24, 2006, Feyenoord loaned Gibbs to ADO Den Haag for the remainder of the season. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... ADO Den Haag (ADO stands for Alles Door Oefening, Everything Through Practice) is the main football club in the city of The Hague. ...

Gibbs was initially a part of the 2006 United States World Cup Team, but re-injured his right knee in a friendly with Morocco on 23 May 2006 and was replaced by Gregg Berhalter. The 2006 FIFA World Cup began on June 9 and will end on July 9, 2006 when the final match will determine the champion. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gregg Berhalter (born August 1, 1973, in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for TSV 1860 München in the German Second Bundesliga. ...

References

• Cory Gibbs '01 Signs Deal With Feyenoord Rotterdam Of Dutch Premier League. Retrieved July 6, 2005.
• Gregg Berhalter Added to USA's 2006 FIFA World Cup Roster to Replace Injured Cory Gibbs. Retrieved May 25, 2006.

External links

• Cory Gibbs articles on Yanks Abroad