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Ronald Gërçaliu (German: Ronald Gercaliu, pronounced [ˈʁoːnald ˈɡɛʁtsali̯uː]; born 12 February 1986) is an Albanian-born Austrian footballer. Eligible to play for Albania, he chose to play for Austria after being called up by Hans Krankl in 2005.
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 January 3, 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 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
- Austria Wien
- Austrian Cup: 2006–07
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2008–09