- Jermaine Jones
Football player infobox
playername= Jermaine Jones
fullname = Jermaine Jones
height = height|m=1.83
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|11|3
cityofbirth =Frankfurt am Main
countryofbirth =Germany
currentclub =FC Schalke 04
clubcrest =
clubnumber = 13
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–
clubs =Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer LeverkusenEintracht Frankfurt
Schalke 04
caps(goals) = 46 (7)
05 (0)
38 (5)
36 (1)
| nationalyears = 2008–
nationalteam = Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0)
pcupdate =October 5 2008
ntupdate =May 27 2008 Jermaine Jones (born
November 3 ,1981 inFrankfurt am Main ) is a German-American footballer who plays forFC Schalke 04 . His father is anAfrican-American soldier stationed in Germany. In the 2005–06 season, he suffered a serious leg injury that required surgery, and was injured for 8 months, only returning in the first half of the last game of the season.Jones grew up in Frankfurt-Bonames. He broke through the Eintracht Frankfurt squad, became a German Under-21 international and a fans' favourite, somewhat due to his flashy outward appearance. A short stint at
Bayer Leverkusen proved unsuccessful, and after returning to Frankfurt, he shed his "teen idol" image, established himself as a quality player and recently became captain of the squad.Jones is a good friend of female soccer player and multiple national champion
Steffi Jones . They both started in the same club, SV Bonames (albeit not at the same time).cite news|url=http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/16/0,1872,3935504,00.html|publisher=ZDF|title=Zwei von uns|date=21 May 2006]Controversies
Jones caught flak in 2004 for an interview for popular sports magazine "Sport-BILD". When asked whether there were gay footballers in the Bundesliga, he said "hopefully not".
In March 2007 Jones announced on the official Eintracht bulletin board that he would not extend his contract expiring at the end of the 2006-07 season.cite news|url=http://www.eintracht.de/fans/forum/1/11117871/|publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt bulletin board|title=Nichts als die Wahrheit|date=13 March 2007] This enraged many Eintracht supporters, as Jones cancelled a contract negotiation with chairman
Heribert Bruchhagen a few days before because his advisor was on a sudden journey to Brazil. In October 2006, he already had defended himself for turning down a contract offer, underlining he wanted to stay after all the management of the "Eagles" had done for him during his injuries.cite news|url=http://www.eintracht.de/fans/forum/1/11107741/#f11730507/|publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt bulletin board|title=Jones lehnt Vertragsangebot ab|date=8 October 2006]References
External links
* [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Jones_Je Leverkusen who's who] de icon
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/jonesjermaine/ Career stats for Jermaine Jones at fussballdaten.de] de icon
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