Christophe Grondin

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Christophe Grondin
Personal information
Full name Christophe Grondin
Date of birth September 2, 1983 (1983-09-02) (age 24)
Place of birth    Toulouse, France
Height 5' 11" (1.82 m)
Playing position Defensive Midfield
Club information
Current club AA Gent
Number 7
Youth clubs
FC Toulouse
Birmingham City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2000
2000–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–07
2007–present
FC Toulouse
Birmingham City
K.S.K. Ronse
FC Toulouse
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
AA Gent
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
16 (1)
74 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Christophe Grondin (born September 2, 1983 in Toulouse) is a French-Malagasy professional footballer.

The defensive midfielder was a youth player at French side Toulouse. In 2000 he joined the English club Birmingham City. He remained there for 3 years and moved to the Belgian Second Division side K.S.K. Ronse. Grondin helped keep Ronse in the Second Division with a goal in the last match.

He moved back to Toulouse in 2004. During the winter of the 2004-2005 season, he was loaned by the Belgian side Cercle Brugge. They signed Grondin at the end of the season. He is contracted until mid 2008.

Grondin wanted to be able to be a regular player and quickly became a key member of Cercle Brugge's side. During the winter of the season 2006-07, it was reported that French and English teams were interested in Grondin. At the end of the same season, Christophe Grondin was also chosen as Player of the Year by the Cercle Brugge fans.

On January 29, 2007, Christophe Grondin was called-up for the first time to play for the national team of Madagascar, against FC Toulouse. This match was not registered as an official friendly by the FIFA, so Grondin is not capped as a player for Madagascar and he still can play for France.

May 22, 2007, Christophe Grondin signed a contract with the Belgian club AA Gent until 2011.

[edit] Trivia

  • Grondin plays all year round, winter or summer, in black tight-fitting sportspants because of his religious beliefs.
  • By supporters he is also nicknamed La Bête (English: The Beast) because of his aggressive (though fair) style of play.

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