Jordi Condom

Jordi Condom Aulí (born 29 June 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Condom and the second or maternal family name is Aulí.
Jordi Condom
Personal information
Full name Jordi Condom Aulí
Date of birth (1969-06-29) 29 June 1969
Place of birth Palamós, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1986 Barcelona
1986–1988 Palamós
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Palamós 193 (7)
1995–1998 Figueres 93 (8)
1998–2003 Palamós 153 (6)
Total 439 (21)
Managerial career
2002–2007 Barcelona (youth)
2007–2009 Palamós
2009–2011 Palamós
2012–2015 Eupen (assistant)
2015–2017 Eupen
2018 Roeselare
2019–2020 Al-Arabi (assistant)
2021 Seraing
2022 Waasland-Beveren
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his playing career at Palamós, including six seasons in the Segunda División, and started managing at the same club. He worked for several years in Belgium, leading four clubs in the first and second divisions.

Playing career

Born in Palamós, Girona, Catalonia, Condom was a youth product at FC Barcelona's La Masia. His 15-year senior career was exclusively associated to Palamós CF (two spells)[1] and UE Figueres, and he played 178 Segunda División games for the first club over six seasons, scoring as many goals.

In 1989, Condom helped Palamós promote from Segunda División B for the first time in their history. He made his second-tier debut on 29 October of that year, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against UD Salamanca,[2] and scored his first goal the following 12 February to contribute to a 2–2 draw at Atlético Madrid B.[3]

Condom retired in June 2003 at the age of 34, following his second stint at the Estadi Palamós Costa Brava.[4]

Coaching career

Condom began working as a youth coach for Barcelona in 2002, being appointed at Palamós' first team in December 2007[5] and being fired in November 2009 after four home defeats.[6] He was reinstated shortly after.

In the summer of 2012, Condom moved abroad and joined his compatriot Tintín Márquez's staff at Belgian Second Division side K.A.S. Eupen. On 31 March 2015, after the latter's dismissal, he was named manager.[7][8]

At the end of the 2015–16 campaign, with Condom still at the helm, Eupen reached the First Division A for the first time in the club's 71-year history after finishing second to RWS Bruxelles, who were relegated due to financial irregularities.[9] On the back of the promotion he was given a new year-long contract,[10] then was dismissed in November 2017.[11]

In January 2018, Condom was hired by K.S.V. Roeselare on a deal with a full season as a reward for keeping them in the First Division B.[12] He succeeded in this, but was relieved of his duties in November.[13] In December, he was named assistant to Heimir Hallgrímsson at Qatar Stars League's Al-Arabi SC.[14]

On 28 May 2021, Condom signed a two-year contract with R.F.C. Seraing, recently returned to the Belgian top flight.[15] The following February, he moved back to the country's division two with Waasland-Beveren where he had previously acted as sporting director;[16][17] he returned to the previous role in June as Wim De Decker was hired.[18]

References
  1. Brugués, Marc (11 January 2011). ""La Masia és un lloc emblemàtic; molts hi hem viscut els millors anys de la nostra vida"" ["La Masia is an emblematic place; many of us lived the best years of our lives here"]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. Soler, Jaume (30 October 1989). "El Palamós no fue capaz de crear una sola ocasión de peligro" [Palamós could not create a single scoring chance]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. Muñoz, M.A. (13 February 1990). "El Palamós borró su negativo" [Palamós cleaned their negative]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. "Jordi Condom Aulí" (in Catalan). Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. Subirana, Pere (21 January 2008). "El mític capità, Jordi Condom, resorgeix al Palamós" [The legendary captain, Jordi Condom, resurrects Palamós.] (in Catalan). El Blog de Pere Subirana. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. Mata, A. (19 November 2009). "La directiva destituye a Jordi Condom" [Board of directors dismiss Jordi Condom]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. Germyns, Gilles (31 March 2015). "Eupen zet coach Marquez Lopez op straat" [Eupen show coach Marquez Lopez the door]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  8. Estepa, Javier (22 March 2016). "Jordi Condom, desde Bélgica: "Esto asusta mucho, estamos muy preocupados"" [Jordi Condom, from Belgium: "This is scary as can be, we are very concerned"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. Ramírez, Pavel (7 May 2016). "Eupen make the ascent to the Belgian top flight". Diario AS. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  10. "KAS Eupen extends contract with chief coach Jordi Condom and his trainer team". K.A.S. Eupen. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  11. Denoël, Julien (6 November 2017). "Remercié, Jordi Condom avait ramené Eupen en D1A" [Dismissed, Jordi Condom had brought Eupen back into D1A]. La Meuse (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  12. Hadrich, Malik (25 January 2018). "Roulers va chercher un ancien entraineur de D1 A" [Roulers will search for a former D1 A manager] (in French). Sports Actu. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  13. "D1B: l'Espagnol Jordi Condom n'est plus l'entraîneur de Roulers" [D1B: Spaniard Jordi Condom is no longer manager of Roeselare]. Le Soir (in French). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  14. "Myndir: Fyrsta æfing Heimis hjá Al Arabi" [Photos: Home exercise at Al Arabi] (in Icelandic). Futbolti. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  15. "Jordi Condom est notre nouvel entraîneur!" [Jordi Condom is our new manager!] (in French). R.F.C. Seraing. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  16. "Mercato, D1B: Jordi Condom nouveau directeur sportif de Waasland-Beveren" [Market, D1B: Jordi Condom new Waasland-Beveren sporting director] (in French). RTBF. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  17. "Jordi Condom nouvel entraîneur de Waasland-Beveren" [Jordi Condom new manager of Waasland-Beveren] (in French). RTBF. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  18. Houettequiet, Wim (6 June 2022). "Wim De Decker moet Waasland-Beveren weer naar 1A Loodsen" [Wim De Decker has to pilot Waasland-Beveren back to 1A]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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