Jérôme Gondorf (born 26 June 1988) is a German former professional

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who played as

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Career

Having previously played for

Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German footb ...

from 2010 until 2013, Gondorf joined

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club

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in 2013 on a two-year contract. With Darmstadt, he achieved back-to-back promotions in 2014 and 2015. In July 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2018. In May 2017, Gondorf signed with

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

. Werder Bremen reportedly activated a release clause in his contract with Darmstadt by paying a transfer fee of €1.2 million. In June 2018,

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

announced Gondorf would join for the 2018–19 season after spending one season at Werder Bremen. The undisclosed transfer fee was estimated at €1.3 million. On 15 January 2020, Gondorf was loaned out to

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

for the rest of the 2019–20 season. Gondorf played 15 games, scored two goals and made two assists, before the club signed him permanently, giving him a contract until the summer 2022. Gondorf was also handed the captains armband, which he took over from

David Pisot David Pisot (born 6 July 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Regionalliga Südwest club SGV Freiberg. Club career In October 2007 he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart. He had his professional ...

. In February 2024 Gondorf announced he would retire in the summer.

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* * 1988 births Living people Footballers from Karlsruhe Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players ASV Durlach players Stuttgarter Kickers II players Stuttgarter Kickers players SV Darmstadt 98 players SV Werder Bremen players SC Freiburg players Karlsruher SC players Palmbach 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-stub