Marcos Gelabert

Marcos Gelabert

Personal information
Full name	Marcos Agustín Gelabert
Date of birth	16 September 1981 (1981-09-16) (age 30)
Place of birth	General Pico, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Neuchâtel Xamax
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2006	Estudiantes	105	(5)
2006–2008	St. Gallen	60	(1)
2008–2010	Basel	46	(5)
2010–	Neuchâtel Xamax	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Marcos Agustín Gelabert (born 16 September 1981 in General Pico, La Pampa) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side Neuchâtel Xamax. His position is defensive midfielder.

Career

He started his career at Estudiantes de La Plata in the Primera División Argentina in 2001. He went on to play over 100 games for the club before he moved to Swiss Super League side FC St. Gallen in 2006. He became, arguably, the clubs best player but after their relegation into the Swiss Challenge League at the end of the 2007–08 season, he signed for FC Basel on 16 June 2008, signing a 3 year contract. He made his Basel debut on 18 July 2008, in a 2–1 win over BSC Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf. He played his first European game in a Basel shirt on 13 August 2008 in a 0–0 Champions League Qualifying match draw against Vitória S.C. at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. His first goal for FCB came on 30 August 2008, in a 2–0 win over FC Aarau at Stadion Brügglifeld. On 1 July 2010 he transferred to Neuchâtel Xamax.

Honours

Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2010
• Swiss Cup: 2010
• Uhren Cup: 2008

External links

• Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre
• weltfussball.de (German)
• Profile at FC Basel (German)
• Profile at Swiss Football League Website (German)

References

1. ^ imscouting profile

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Name	Gelabert, Marcos
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Date of birth	16 September 1981
Place of birth	General Pico, Argentina
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