Ex-Stuttgart star joins Darmstadt
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defender Kevin Grosskreutz, who was sacked by second division VfB
Stuttgart last month, will resume his career at SV Darmstadt 98 next
season, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday.
Grosskreutz's
contract at Stuttgart was terminated after he was caught up in a fight
during a night out that ended with him being admitted to hospital with
head injuries.
The
28-year-old, who had said he wanted to take a break from the game
following the incident, has signed a two-year deal with Darmstadt.
"Kevin
has considerable experience and is a world
champion and I’ve felt in
our conversations he is up for a new challenge and will be a very
important building block for our team in the coming season,” Darmstadt
coach Torsten Frings said on Tuesday.
Grosskreutz,
who was a member of the German squad that lifted the 2014 World Cup
although he did not make an appearance during the tournament, won two
Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund.
He moved to Galatasaray in Turkey and then to Stuttgart, staying on after they were relegated last season.
Darmstadt, who are 13 points adrift at the bottom of the Bundesliga, look set to play in the second division next season.
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