Ronald Gërçaliu

Ronald Gercaliu interests me because of a single decision. Born in Tirana, he chose to represent Austria after Hans Krankl called him up in 2005, swapping his birth nation for a new sporting home. That kind of choice takes more nerve than any tackle. As a left-back at 181 cm, I imagine him as a tireless, two-way runner who gave everything down the flank. There is something compelling about the blend of Balkan roots and Alpine discipline in his story. I am always drawn to footballers who cross borders and reinvent where they belong, and Gercaliu carries exactly that quiet romance.

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Name (English)

Ronald Gërçaliu

Name (Japanese)

ローナルド・ゲルサリウ

Reading

ろーなるど・げるさりう

Born

February 12, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Tirana, Tirana County, Albania

Height

181 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald%20G%C3%ABr%C3%A7aliu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49779

Tags

• Tirana County
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.