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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]

Ronald Gërçaliu

Gërçaliu in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Gërçaliu
Date of birth	(1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 36)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2021 (UTC)

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

• Austrian Cup: 2006–07

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2008–09

References

External links

• Player profile at Austria Archiv (in German)
• Ronald Gërçaliu at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ronald Gërçaliu at FootballDatabase.eu

На других языках

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[de] Ronald Gërçaliu

Ronald Gërçaliu (* 12. Februar 1986 in Tirana, Albanien) ist ein österreichischer Fußballspieler albanischer Herkunft.

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- [en] Ronald Gërçaliu

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[es] Ronald Gërçaliu

Ronald Gërçaliu (Tirana, Albania, 12 de febrero de 1986) es un futbolista albanés con nacionalidad austriaca que juega de defensa en el FC Kufstein de Austria.

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[fr] Ronald Gërçaliu

Ronald Gërçaliu est un footballeur autrichien né le 12 février 1986 à Tirana en Albanie. Il évolue au poste d'arrière gauche.

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[it] Ronald Gërçaliu

Ronald Gërçaliu (Tirana, 12 febbraio 1986) è un calciatore albanese naturalizzato austriaco, difensore o centrocampista del Kufstein.

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[ru] Геркалиу, Рональд

Рональд Геркалиу (по-немецки) или Рональд Герчалью (по-албански) (нем. Ronald Gercaliu, алб. Ronald Gërçaliu; 12 февраля 1986, Тирана, Албания) — австрийский футболист албанского происхождения, защитник. Сыграл 14 матчей за национальную сборную Австрии.

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