Biography

Pedro Geromel

by Simond Cannon,

The versatile footballer Pedro Geromel who plays as a central defender for Brazil national football team and Gremio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. He has also played for several professional clubs including Guimaraes and FC Koln as well. He made his international debut for Brazil national football team in 1-0 friendly victory over Colombia at the beginning of 2017. He is a married man. 

Early Life and Education of Pedro Geromel 

Pedro Geromel was born Pedro Tonon Geromel on 21 September 1985, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He holds Brazilian nationality and ethnicity wise, he has a mixed ethnical background. 

Geromel spent most of his early days in Sao Paulo along with his brother Ricardo Geromel. He is the son of Eliane Tonon Geromel and Valmir Geromel.  He moved to Portugal from Sociedade Esportiva along with Brazilian professional footballer Elias Mendes Trindade and completed his footballing formation there also.  

Pedro Geromel's Professional Career 

Following his footballing formation, Pedro Geromel made his move to the northern club Chabes in the 2004-05 season. He later attracted the attention of  Primeira Liga club Guimarães after his stellar performance at Chaves and made his debut for the club in a 0–2 derby home loss against S.C. Braga.

Geromel was also voted as 2007–08's best player in the Portuguese League. He joined Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on June 30, 2008. Recently, the club was promoted to the top division. He later played for Spanish football team Mallorca on a loan from 2012-13. 

Geromel has been playing for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense since 2014 and scored 3 goals in a total of 77 appearances. The Brazil national team coach Tite has called him up for the national team on 27 August 2016.

He made his international debut playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 friendly victory over Colombia at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos. 

Geromel is also all set to play for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He is included in this year's Brazil National Team traveling to Russia. 

Pedro Geromel's Net Worth 

Pedro Geromel's net worth is still under review though he has earned a decent amount of money from his illustrious career which is speculated to be over $2 million. It was reported that his annual salary is around $1.2 million. 

Pedro Geromel's Personal Life 

Pedro Geromel is a married man and a father of three children. But it is still a mystery who is the mother of his three children. He welcomed his first child, a daughter in 2012

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But he has not disclosed the name of his wife nor his children's to the media, though he has posted a number of pictures of them on his social media.