Ronald Gërçaliu
Gërçaliu in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ronald Gërçaliu | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Kufstein | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1997 | KF Tirana | ||
1998–2004 | SK Sturm Graz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Sturm Graz | 46 | (0) |
2006 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
2006 | Sturm Graz | 12 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Austria Wien | 43 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Red Bull Salzburg | 23 | (0) |
2009–2010 | SC Wiener Neustadt | 24 | (0) |
2010–2012 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 4 | (0) |
2012 | ŁKS Łódź | 12 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Erzgebirge Aue | 9 | (0) |
2014 | Universitatea Cluj | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 17 | (0) |
2015–2016 | KF Tirana | 24 | (0) |
2016–2019 | SC Schwaz | 56 | (8) |
2019–2020 | SC Imst | 13 | (1) |
2020– | FC Kufstein | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2005–2008 | Austria | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2021 (UTC) |
Ronald Gërçaliu (German: Ronald Gercaliu, pronounced [ˈʁoːnalt ˈɡɛʁtsali̯u]; born 12 February 1986) is an Albanian-born Austrian footballer who plays for FC Kufstein. Eligible to play for Albania, he chose to play for Austria after being called up by Hans Krankl in 2005.[1]
Club career[]
Born in Tirana but moved to Austria in 1997, Gërçaliu came up through the ranks at Sturm Graz, becoming first-team mainstay in 2004–05 season and also played professionally for Salzburg and Austria Wien. In summer 2008 he rejoined Salzburg after only one and a half season at Austria Wien. On 28 June 2009, it was announced that Gërçaliu signed with SC Wiener Neustadt for the new season. After one season he left SC Wiener Neustadt and signed for German club FC Ingolstadt 04. On January 3, 2014 he signed a two-year contract with Universitatea Cluj and, after a season playing for SC Rheindorf Altach, in July 2015 he signed a contract with KF Tirana, the team of the city where he was born.
International career[]
He chose to play for Austria after being called up by Hans Krankl in 2005 and then made his debut for Austria in an August 2005 friendly match against Scotland and was a participant at Euro 2008.[2]
Honours[]
- Austria Wien
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2008–09
References[]
- ^ "Gercaliu, Ronald" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Ronald Gërçaliu". European Football. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
External links[]
- Player profile at Austria Archiv (in German)
- Ronald Gërçaliu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ronald Gërçaliu at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1986 births
- Living people
- FK Austria Wien players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Austrian footballers
- Austrian expatriate footballers
- Austria international footballers
- Naturalised citizens of Austria
- Albanian emigrants to Austria
- Footballers from Tirana
- SK Sturm Graz players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- ŁKS Łódź players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- FC Universitatea Cluj players
- Ekstraklasa players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Association football fullbacks
- Austrian people of Albanian descent
- Albanian Superliga players
- KF Tirana players