Pedro Geromel

Pedro Tonon Geromel (born 21 September 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Gremio as a centre-back.

Club Career

Early years

Born in Sao Paulo, Geromel moved to Portugal from Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras along with Elias. He signed with G.D. Chaves at only 18 and finished his footballing formation there, after which he made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season, with the northern team in the second division.

Vitoria Guimaraes

Geromel's performances there attracted the attention of Primeira Liga club Vitoria SC. At Guimaraes, after making his debut in a 2–0 derby home loss against S.C. Braga, he eventually became an undisputed first-choice, as the Minho side promoted from the second level and achieved qualification to the UEFA Champions League in just two seasons.

1. FC Koln

In an online voting, Geromel was considered as 2007–08's best player in the Portuguese League, beating FC Porto's Lisandro Lopez and Lucho Gonzalez. On 30 June 2008, he moved to Bundesliga club 1. FC Koln, recently promoted to the top division.

An undisputed first-choice from the beginning, Geromel impressed enough during his first two years in Germany, reportedly being courted by Real Madrid from La Liga. Eventually, nothing came of it.

On 23 August 2012, Geromel signed a four-year loan deal with RCD Mallorca in Spain. In his first season he contributed with 29 starts and one goal (2,612 minutes of action), but the Balearic Islands team were relegated from the top flight; in December 2013 he rescinded his agreement and returned to his country, to sign for two years and a half with Gremio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense while still owned by Koln.

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