Adolfo Gregorio
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Adolfo Gregorio (born September 1, 1982 in Turlock, California, USA) is an American soccer midfielder, who played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
Gregorio was part of the original 1999 class at the Bradenton Academy, where as part of the Under-17 United States national team. He played for his country at the 1999 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand and also represented the U.S. on the Under-20 level.
After playing college soccer at UCLA, where he helped the Bruins to the College Cup in 2002, and playing for with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, where he played alongside Jürgen Klinsmann, Gregorio was chosen by the Colorado Rapids with the 15th pick of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. However, he elected to try his luck in Europe, signing with English club Darlington. After a year there, Gregorio came back to the US, after being acquired by his former Under-17 coach, John Ellinger, now at charge at Salt Lake. He was released by the team during the 2006 preseason.
