Ronald Gërçaliu Explained

Ronald Gërçaliu
Fullname:Ronald Gërçaliu
Height:1.81 m
Birth Date:12 February 1986
Birth Place:Tirana, Albania
Currentclub:FC Kufstein
Clubnumber:20
Position:Left back
Youthyears1:1995–1997
Youthclubs1:KF Tirana
Youthyears2:1998–2004
Youthclubs2:SK Sturm Graz
Years1:2004–2005
Clubs1:Sturm Graz
Caps1:46
Goals1:0
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Red Bull Salzburg
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Sturm Graz
Caps3:12
Goals3:0
Years4:2007–2008
Clubs4:Austria Wien
Caps4:43
Goals4:1
Years5:2008–2009
Clubs5:Red Bull Salzburg
Caps5:23
Goals5:0
Years6:2009–2010
Clubs6:SC Wiener Neustadt
Caps6:24
Goals6:0
Years7:2010–2012
Clubs7:FC Ingolstadt 04
Caps7:4
Goals7:0
Years8:2012
Clubs8:ŁKS Łódź
Caps8:12
Goals8:1
Years9:2012–2014
Clubs9:Erzgebirge Aue
Caps9:9
Goals9:0
Years10:2014
Clubs10:Universitatea Cluj
Caps10:8
Goals10:0
Years11:2014–2015
Clubs11:SC Rheindorf Altach
Caps11:17
Goals11:0
Years12:2015–2016
Clubs12:KF Tirana
Caps12:24
Goals12:0
Years13:2016–2019
Clubs13:SC Schwaz
Caps13:56
Goals13:8
Years14:2019–2020
Clubs14:SC Imst
Caps14:13
Goals14:1
Years15:2020–
Clubs15:FC Kufstein
Caps15:0
Goals15:0
Nationalyears1:2005–2008
Nationalteam1:Austria
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:13 January 2021 (UTC)

Ronald Gërçaliu (German: Ronald Gercaliu, pronounced as /de/; 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 3 January 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gercaliu, Ronald . German . kicker.de . 14 August 2010.
  2. Web site: Ronald Gërçaliu. European Football. 7 December 2019.