Marcel Gecov

Marcel Gecov (born 1 January 1988) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Marcel Gecov

Personal information
Full name	Marcel Gecov[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–2005	Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Slavia Prague	0	(0)
2007	→ Kladno (loan)	17	(1)
2008–2011	Slovan Liberec	62	(2)
2011–2012	Fulham	2	(0)
2012	Gent	6	(0)
2013–2014	Slavia Prague	43	(3)
2015	Rapid București	17	(3)
2015–2016	Śląsk Wrocław	23	(0)
Total		171	(9)
International career
2005	Czech Republic U17	2	(0)
2005	Czech Republic U18	5	(0)
2005–2007	Czech Republic U19	21	(0)
2007	Czech Republic U20	9	(0)
2008–2011	Czech Republic U21	18	(1)
2011	Czech Republic	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czech Republic FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2007 Canada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gecov began his club career with Slavia Prague at the age of six. The young midfielder went through all the youth teams of Slavia. He was 17 years old when he was promoted to the A-team. Gecov did not get a chance to make his debut in the Gambrinus liga for Slavia. In January 2007, Gecov was sent to SK Kladno on loan for the rest of the season.

Gecov made his debut in the Czech top flight in March 2007 against Tescoma Zlín. He started seventeen times for Kladno and scored one goal. In January 2008 Gecov signed a long-term contract lasting 3+1⁄2 years with FC Slovan Liberec.^[2]

On 20 July 2011, Fulham announced the signing of Gecov on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[3] Gecov made his Fulham debut on Wednesday, 21 September in the League Cup against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and he made his Premier League debut against Liverpool on 5 December 2011 at Craven Cottage.

On 23 July 2012, Gent signed Gecov from Fulham for an undisclosed fee,^[4] but only a few months later he was deemed surplus and Gent accepted an undisclosed fee from his ex-club Slavia Prague.^[5]

On 6 July 2015, Gecov joined Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.^[6]

National team

Gecov has represented his country at all age levels. He was also a part of the Czech squad at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada where he played six matches and helped the team to its second place. He represented Czech Republic under–21s at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and was named in the team of the tournament. Gecov made his debut for the senior side on 10 August 2011 as a starter in the 0–3 loss against Norway in a friendly match.

Honours

Czech Republic U21

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2007

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
2. "Obchod se Slávií uzavřen" (in Czech). F.C. Slovan Liberec. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
3. "Gecov Signs". Fulham FC. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
4. "Gecov Departs". Fulham FC. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
5. "Gecov exchanges Gent for ex-club Slavia Praag" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 21 December 2012.
6. "Marcel Gecov piłkarzem Śląska" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

External links

• Marcel Gecov at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Marcel Gecov at Soccerway
• Marcel Gecov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Marcel Gecov at Soccerbase
• Marcel Gecov – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Marcel Gecov at FAČR (in Czech)
• Marcel Gecov – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Marcel Gecov at 90minut.pl (in Polish)