Ronald Gërçaliu
 Gërçaliu in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Austria | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ronald Gërçaliu (German: Ronald Gercaliu, pronounced [ˈʁoːnalt ˈɡɛʁtsali̯u]; born 12 February 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Kufstein. Born in Albania, he chose to play for Austria after being called up by Hans Krankl in 2005.[1]
Club career
[edit]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 Wiener Neustadt for the new season. After one season he left Wiener Neustadt and signed for German club FC Ingolstadt. On 3 January 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Universitatea Cluj and, after a season playing for Rheindorf Altach, in July 2015 he signed a contract with KF Tirana, the team of the city where he was born.
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Austria Wien
Red Bull Salzburg
References
[edit]- ^ "Gercaliu, Ronald" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Ronald Gërçaliu". European Football. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Player profile at Austria Archiv (in German)
- Ronald Gërçaliu at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- FK Austria Wien players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Austria men's international footballers
- Naturalised citizens of Austria
- Albanian emigrants to Austria
- Footballers from Tirana
- Albanian men's footballers
- 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 men's footballers in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Austrian people of Albanian descent
- Kategoria Superiore players
- KF Tirana players
- Footballers from Styria
- 21st-century Albanian sportsmen
- 1. Wiener Neustädter SC (2008) players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players