Gerardo Berodia Explained

Gerardo Berodia
Fullname:Gerardo García Berodia
Birth Date:6 June 1981
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Height:1.84m (06.04feet)
Position:Winger, forward
Currentclub:Celta Barreiros
Youthyears1:1991–1998
Youthyears2:1998–1999
Youthyears3:1999–2000
Youthclubs1:Real Madrid
Youthclubs2:Alcorcón
Youthclubs3:Getafe
Years1:2000–2001
Years2:2001–2002
Years3:2002–2003
Years4:2003–2004
Years5:2004–2005
Years6:2005–2007
Years7:2007–2008
Years8:2008–2009
Years9:2009–2010
Years10:2010–2011
Years11:2011–2013
Years12:2013–2014
Years13:2014–2016
Years14:2016–2017
Years15:2017–2018
Years16:2018–2019
Years17:2021–
Clubs1:El Álamo
Clubs2:Santa Ana
Clubs3:Alcalá
Clubs5:S.S. Reyes
Clubs7:Leganés
Clubs12:Jorge Wilstermann
Clubs13:Navalcarnero
Clubs14:Móstoles
Clubs15:Rayo Majadahonda
Clubs16:Unión Adarve
Clubs17:Celta Barreiros
Caps1:?
Caps2:?
Caps3:7
Caps4:23
Caps5:22
Caps6:?
Caps7:34
Caps8:34
Caps9:22
Caps10:34
Caps11:34
Caps12:59
Caps13:64
Caps14:33
Caps15:12
Caps16:40
Caps17:2
Goals1:4
Goals2:11
Goals3:1
Goals4:6
Goals5:2
Goals6:33
Goals7:12
Goals8:10
Goals9:3
Goals10:9
Goals11:7
Goals12:17
Goals13:34
Goals14:17
Goals15:6
Goals16:10
Goals17:1
Club-Update:21:52, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Gerardo García Berodia (born 6 June 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or a forward for CF Celta Barreiros.

He amassed Segunda División B totals of 235 matches and 60 goals over nine seasons, representing nine clubs. Professionally, he appeared for Lugo and Jorge Wilstermann.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Berodia joined Real Madrid in 1991 at age 10.[1] [2] He left seven years later and, until the age of 31, competed solely in lower league and amateur football, representing CD El Álamo, DAV Santa Ana, RSD Alcalá, CA Pinto, UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, CDA Navalcarnero, CD Leganés, Zamora CF, SD Ponferradina, UB Conquense and CD Lugo; with the latter club, he contributed seven goals in the 2011–12 season to help to promotion to Segunda División after a two-decade absence, also being featured in the playoffs against CD Atlético Baleares and Cádiz CF.[3] [4]

Berodia appeared in his first game as a professional on 15 September 2012, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in a 2–4 home loss against SD Huesca.[5] In the following transfer window, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined several compatriots at Club Jorge Wilstermann from the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.[6]

Berodia scored 14 goals in his only full campaign, notably helping his team finish fourth in the Apertura.[7] He returned to Spain shortly after due to family reasons,[8] signing with former side Navalcarnero.[9]

On 10 January 2016, during a Tercera División fixture at CU Collado Villalba, Berodia netted seven times in a final 12–1 rout, as the opposition fielded only youth players in protest against the board of directors.[10]

Personal life

After returning to Spain in the middle of 2014, finding himself unemployed, Berodia bought a taxicab to provide for his family. He continued exercising the profession still as an active player.[11] [12] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gerardo Berodia: un sueño roto. Gerardo Berodia: shattered dream. El Mundano. Spanish. 22 October 2011. 12 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Gerardo Berodia: "A los canteranos les diría que cuando sales del Madrid no se acaba el fútbol, ahí empieza". Gerardo Berodia: "I would tell youth system players that when you leave Madrid football does not end, that is when it starts". Onda Cero. Spanish. 14 October 2015. 12 January 2016.
  3. News: El Atlético Baleares se estrella contra la muralla de Lugo. Atlético Baleares crash into Lugo wall. Marca. Andrés. Armero. Spanish. 10 June 2012. 12 January 2016.
  4. News: El Lugo vence al Cádiz en la tanda de penaltis y asciende a Segunda división. Lugo defeat Cádiz in a penalty shootout and promote to second division. La Voz de Galicia. Marcos. Pichel. Spanish. 25 June 2012. 12 January 2016.
  5. News: La pegada del Huesca noquea al Lugo. Huesca's pace knocks Lugo down. Marca. Spanish. 15 September 2012. 12 January 2016.
  6. News: Español Berodia es el nuevo refuerzo de Wilstermann. Spaniard Berodia is new Wilstermann addition. Los Tiempos. Spanish. 10 January 2013. 11 October 2020.
  7. News: De estrella en Bolivia a taxista y goleador en Tercera. From star in Bolivia to taxi driver and goalscorer in Tercera. Marca. Óscar. García. Spanish. 11 January 2016. 12 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Conmovedora historia del futbolista que pasó de ser ídolo a ser taxista. Moving story of the footballer who went from being idol to being taxi driver. América TV. Spanish. 10 October 2015. 12 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041216/http://www.americatv.com.ar/noticiasenamerica/Conmovedora-historia-del-futbolista-que-paso-de-ser-idolo-a-ser-taxista-20151010-0025.html. 4 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Regresa el hijo pródigo. The prodigal son returns. El Gol de Madriz. Spanish. 27 June 2014. 12 January 2016.
  10. News: Berodia le marca siete goles al Villalba. Berodia scores seven goals to Villalba. Marca. Óscar. García. Spanish. 10 January 2016. 12 January 2016.
  11. News: Berodia, de ídolo de Wilstermann a taxista. Berodia, from Wilstermann idol to taxi driver. Los Tiempos. Spanish. 12 October 2015. 12 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129023227/http://www.lostiempos.com/numero1/noticias/noticias/20151012/berodia-de-%C3%ADdolo-de-wilstermann-a-taxista_318709_706985.html. 29 January 2016.
  12. News: Gerardo Berodia, el goleador español que trabaja de taxista. Gerardo Berodia, the Spanish goalscorer who works as a taxi driver. Marca. Cristian. Ballesteros. Spanish. 16 October 2015. 12 January 2016.