Greg Lalas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Greg Lalas

American soccer player

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1973

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Michigan, United States

Profession: association football player, sports commentator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Greg Lalas

  • Greg Lalas is a retired American soccer defender and the editor-in-chief of MLSsoccer.com.
  • Perhaps best known as the brother of Alexi Lalas, he was previously site director of Goal.com, co-host of the twice-weekly internet show ExtraTime Radio on MLSsoccer.com, and the weekly podcast Waiting for Gaetjens.
  • He played two seasons in Major League Soccer and one in the USISL.
  • Lalas was also a columnist for Sports Illustrated Online from 2006 to 2010 and a former color commentator for the New England Revolution. Lalas attended Brown University, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1994.
  • He decided to attend Brown after a conversation he had with his childhood hero, Chris Berman, who graduated from Brown in 1977.
  • He was All-Ivy League in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
  • In 1994, he played for FC Avenir Beggen in the Luxembourg National Division.
  • In February 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected him in the 16th round (157th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.
  • He came in as a late substitute in three games and was waived at the end of the season.
  • The New England Revolution claimed Lalas off waivers in 1997, but he played only two games before the team granted his request for a release on June 24, 1997.
  • During the season, he spent two games on loan with the Worcester Wildfire in the USISL.
  • His Major League Soccer career was a short one, consisting of only five games played, 100 minutes, one shot on goal, and one foul committed.
  • Following his retirement, he spent the year touring the country on a motorcycle.
  • In 1998, he played a single season for Worcester Wildfire before retiring permanently.

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