Jonathan Grounds

Article summary

Jonathan Martin Grounds (born 2 February 1988) is an English football coach and former professional player who played as a left back or centre back. Grounds began his career with his local club, Middlesbrough, but never became a regular member of the first team; he made 33 league appearances spread across five years. He also spent time on loan to Norwich City of the Championship, twice, Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, and Chesterfield and Yeovil Town, both of League One. He left Middlesbrough in 2012 and signed for Oldham Athletic, also of League One, on a free transfer. After two seasons with Oldham, he signed for Birmingham City, where he was a first-team regular for four seasons before spending the 2018–19 season on loan at Bolton Wanderers. He was released by Birmingham in 2020, and spent the 2020–21 season with Swindon Town before finishing his playing career with two seasons at Exeter City. Grounds joined Birmingham City's coaching staff in 2024.

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1. date of birth: 1988-02-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375220878