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Ronald Gërçaliu
	Gërçaliu in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	12 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	FC Kufstein
Number	20
Youth career
1995–1997	KF Tirana
1998–2004	SK Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Sturm Graz
2006	Red Bull Salzburg
2006	Sturm Graz
2007–2008	Austria Wien
2008–2009	Red Bull Salzburg
2009–2010	SC Wiener Neustadt
2010–2012	FC Ingolstadt 04
2012	ŁKS Łódź
2012–2014	Erzgebirge Aue
2014	Universitatea Cluj
2014–2015	SC Rheindorf Altach
2015–2016	KF Tirana
2016–2019	SC Schwaz
2019–2020	SC Imst
2020–	FC Kufstein
International career
2005–2008	Austria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Ronald Gërçaliu (German: Ronald Gercaliu, pronounced [ˈʁoːnalt ˈɡɛʁtsali̯u]; born 12 February 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Kufstein. Born in 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 Wiener Neustadt for the new season. After one season he left Wiener Neustadt and signed for German club FC Ingolstadt. On 3 January 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Universitatea Cluj and, after a season playing for 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]