Marcel Gecov

Marcel Gecov

Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 23)
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fulham
Number	15
Youth career
1994-2005	Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2008	Slavia Prague	0	(0)
2007	→ Kladno (loan)	17	(1)
2008–2011	Slovan Liberec	62	(2)
2011–	Fulham	0	(0)
National team‡
2005	Czech Republic U17	2	(0)
2005	Czech Republic U18	5	(0)
2005–2007	Czech Republic U19	21	(0)
2007	Czech Republic U20	9	(0)
2008–2011	Czech Republic U21	11	(1)
2011-	Czech Republic	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:28, 22 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2011

Marcel Gecov (born 1 January 1988 in Prague) is a Czech football player, who currently plays for Premier league club Fulham.

Gecov began his club career with Slavia Prague at the age of six. The young midfielder went through all the youth teams of Slavia. He was 17 years old when he was promoted to the A-team. Gecov didn't get a chance to make his debut in the Gambrinus liga for Slavia. In January 2007 Gecov was sent to SK Kladno on a loan for the rest of season.

Gecov made his debut in the Czech top flight in March 2007 against Tescoma Zlín. He started seventeen times for Kladno and scored one goal. In January 2008 Gecov signed a long-term contract lasting 3.5 years with FC Slovan Liberec.^[1]

On 20 July 2011 Fulham announced the signing of Gecov on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee which will see the player at Fulham until the summer of 2013. Gecov made his Fulham debut in the League Cup tie against Chelsea on Wednesday 21 September. ^[2]

National team

Gecov has represented his country at all age levels. He was also a part of the Czech squad at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada where he played six matches and helped the team to its second place. He represented Czech Republic under-21s at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and was named in the team of the tournament.

External links

• Marcel Gecov career stats at Soccerbase
• Marcel Gecov international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
• Profile on fotbal.idnes.cz (Czech)
• Profile on transfermarkt.de (German)

References

1. ^ http://www.fcslovanliberec.cz/cz/aktualne/clanek.php?idart=1339
2. ^ "Gecov Signs". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/July/GecovSigns.aspx. Retrieved 20 July 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Gecov, Marcel
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	1 January 1988
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date of death
Place of death