Ronald Gërçaliu

Football player infobox
playername = Ronald Gërçaliu


fullname = Ronald Gërçaliu
height = height|m=1.81
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|2|12
cityofbirth = Tirana
countryofbirth = Albania
currentclub = Austria Wien
clubnumber = 5
position = Defender
youthyears = 2004–2005
youthclubs = SK Sturm Graz
years = 2004–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Sturm Graz
Red Bull Salzburg
Sturm Graz
Austria Wien
Red Bull Salzburg
caps(goals) = 46 (0)
02 (0)
12 (0)
43 (1)
00 (0)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (0)
pcupdate = October 8, 2007
ntupdate = September 10, 2008

Ronald Gërçaliu ( _de. Ronald Gercaliu, born February 12, 1986) is an Albanian-born Austrian footballer who plays as a defender. Eligible to play for Albania, he chose to play for Austria after being called-up by Hans Krankl in 2005. At club level, he currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg.

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.

International career

He is of Albanian origin but 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.

Honours

*Austrian Cup (1):
** 2007

External links

* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=894 Player profile] - Austria Archiv
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=12550 Career stats] - National Football Teams
* [http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/players/player=67704/index.html Player profile] - Euro 2008