Zoltán Gera
Gera playing for Hungary at Euro 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zoltán Gera | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Pécs, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Pécsi Bőrgyár | ||
| Pécsi Zsolnay | |||
| Pécsi Kinizsi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Harkány SE | ||
| 1997–2000 | Pécs | 71 | (14) |
| 2000–2004 | Ferencváros | 115 | (32) |
| 2004–2008 | West Bromwich Albion | 135 | (21) |
| 2008–2011 | Fulham | 86 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | (4) |
| 2014– | Ferencváros | 81 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Hungary U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002– | Hungary | 97 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2017 |
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Zoltán Gera (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈɡɛrɒ]; born 22 April 1979) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for Ferencváros in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and for the Hungary national team as an attacking midfielder. He has previously played for Fulham, Pécsi Mecsek and Harkány SE, as well as enjoying two spells at West Bromwich Albion.
Gera is known for his overhead-kick goals and his cartwheel to back-flip celebration, which he demonstrated in Fulham's Europa League quarter-final win against Juventus in 2010. He was named Hungarian Player of the Year in 2002, 2004 and 2005. For his efforts in the 2009–10 season and his goals in the Europa League, Gera was named Fulham's Player of the Season.
Gera made his international debut for Hungary in 2002 against Switzerland, with his nation losing 2–1. In 2009, Gera briefly retired from the national team following a dispute with then-manager Erwin Koeman. When Koeman was replaced by Sándor Egervári in 2010, Gera returned to Hungary's international squad.
Gera started his professional career for Harkány SE in 1996, remaining there for one year before signing for Pécsi Mecsek FC.
Gera was signed by Pécsi Mecsek in 1997. During his three-year spell with the club, he made 87 appearances and scored 16 times. On 1 July 2000, Gera moved to major Hungarian side Ferencváros on a free transfer.
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