'{{Football player infobox|playername= Jeff Larentowicz | fullname = Jeff Larentowicz | nickname = ''Big Red, Ginger Jeff, Kaiser'' [[Image:gingerninja.jpg]] | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1983|8|5}} | cityofbirth = [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], [[California|CA]] | countryofbirth = [[United States]] | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | currentclub = [[New England Revolution]] | clubnumber = 13 | position = [[Midfielder]], [[Defender (football)|Defender]] | youthyears = 2001-04 | youthclubs = [[Brown University|Brown]] | years = 2005-<br>2005 | clubs = [[New England Revolution]]<br>→ [[New Hampshire Phantoms]] ''(loan)'' | caps(goals) = 77 {{0}}(7)<br>{{0}}4 {{0}}(0) | nationalyears = | nationalteam = | nationalcaps(goals) = | pcupdate = 12 January 2008 | ntupdate = [[29 July]] [[2007]] }} '''Jeff Larentowicz''' (born [[August 5]], [[1983]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], [[California]]) is an American [[soccer]] player, who currently plays defensive [[midfield]] and [[Defender (football)|defender]] for the [[New England Revolution]] in [[Major League Soccer]]. ==College== Larentowicz played college soccer for [[Brown University]] from 2001 to 2004. In his four seasons there he played in 66 matches, amassing 7 goals and 6 assists, helping Brown to two [[Ivy League]] Championships. Before Brown, he helped lead traditional Philadelphia-area power [[Chestnut Hill Academy]] to back-to-back Interacademic League championships in 2000 and 2001. He also captained the FC Delco Arsenal to two USYSA National Championships in 2002 and 2003. ==Professional== He was selected in the fourth round, 45th overall in the 2005 [[MLS Supplemental Draft]] by the [[New England Revolution]]. He spent his first season on the bench, playing only one minute with the first team all year. However, in 2006 Larentowicz came into more playing time through injuries, starting 19 games and appearing in a further 7. He scored his first-ever MLS goal on August 27, 2006 at a home game against the [[Columbus Crew]]. In 2007, he firmly established himself as a regular starter for the Revolution, playing all but two games as defensive midfielder alongside [[Shalrie Joseph]]. Larentowicz's nicknames include Big Red, Ginger, Ginger Bonita, Ginger Jeff, and der Kaiser (a reference to [[Franz Beckenbauer]]). He also won the nickname "the Ginja Ninja" after scoring an acrobatic goal against the [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] on [[May 6]], [[2007]]. ==See also== * [[List of current MLS players]] ==References== {{reflist}} <br>{{New England Revolution squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Larentowic, Jeff}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American soccer players]] [[Category:Brown Bears men's soccer players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:New England Revolution players]] [[Category:USL Second Division players]] [[Category:New Hampshire Phantoms players]] [[es:Jeff Larentowicz]]'