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In 2006, he was also featured in a [[television advertisement]] for [[Pepsi]], representing the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] alongside [[Thierry Henry]], [[David Beckham]], [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]], [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Raúl González|Raúl]].
In 2006, he was also featured in a [[television advertisement]] for [[Pepsi]], representing the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] alongside [[Thierry Henry]], [[David Beckham]], [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]], [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Raúl González|Raúl]].


His performance in Albion's 4–2 win against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 15 December 2007—scoring twice and setting up a third—earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.
His performance in Albion's 4&ndash;2 win against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 15 December 2007&mdash;scoring twice and setting up a third&mdash;earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.<ref>{{cite news
|title= WBA vs Charlton
|url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~37314,00.html
|publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.
|date=[[2007-12-15]]
|accessdate=2008-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/5a/c8/0,,10794~116826,00.pdf
|title=Coca-Cola Championship Team Of The Week. (17/12/2007)
|publisher=[[The Football League]]
|format=PDF
|date=[[2007-12-17]]
|accessdate=2008-01-08}}</ref>


{|border=1 align=center cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 style="background: ivory; font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center"
|+ '''<big> Club Performance</big>'''<ref name="soccerbase">{{cite news|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=30134|title=Gera stats|work=soccerbase.com|date=2008-02-07|accessdate=2008-02-07}}</ref>
<ref name="stat">{{cite news|url=http://origo.hu/gerazoltan/karrier/statisztika/20050920statisztika.html|title=Stat|work=[[origo.hu]]
|date=2008-02-07|accessdate=2008-02-07}}</ref><ref name="stat wba">{{cite news|url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10366~30543,00.html|title=Gera profile and stats on West Bromwich site|work=wba.premiumtv.co.uk|date=2008-02-07|accessdate=2008-02-07}}</ref>'''
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|—
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6" valign=top|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|2007–08
|43||8||5||1||1||1||—||—||49||10
|-
|2006–07
|43<ref name="league game"/>||5||3||1||2||0||—||—||48||6
|-
|
!colspan="2"|[[Premier League|Premiership]]
|—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|2005–06
|15||2||1||1||0||0||—||—||16||3
|-
|2004–05
|38||6||3||0||1||0||—||—||42||6
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"|Subtotal
! align=left style="background:beige"|139
! align=left style="background:beige"|21
! align=left style="background:beige"|12
! align=left style="background:beige"|3
! align=left style="background:beige"|4
! align=left style="background:beige"|1
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|155
! align=left style="background:beige"|25
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|NB I]]
!colspan="2"|[[Hungarian Cup|Magyar Kupa]]
!colspan="2"|—
!colspan="2"|[[Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6" valign=top|[[Ferencvárosi TC]]
|2004–05
|0||0||0||0||—||—||1||0||1||0
|-
|2003–04
|30||11||4||5||—||—||3||1||37||17
|-
|2002–03
|26||6||3||0||—||—||6||1||35||7
|-
|2001–02
|27||8||—||—||—||—||2||0||29||8
|-
|2000–01
|32||7||—||—||—||—||—||—||32||7
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"|Subtotal
! align=left style="background:beige"|115
! align=left style="background:beige"|32
! align=left style="background:beige"|7
! align=left style="background:beige"|5
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|12
! align=left style="background:beige"|2
! align=left style="background:beige"|134
! align=left style="background:beige"|39
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|NB I]]
!colspan="2"|[[Hungarian Cup|Magyar Kupa]]
!colspan="2"|—
!colspan="2"|—
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals!!App!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6" valign=top|[[Pécsi Mecsek FC|Pécsi MFC]]
|1999–00
|15||4||0||0||—||—||—||—||15||4
|-
|
!colspan="2"|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság II|NB II]]
|—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|1999–00
|16||5||—||—||—||—||—||—||16||5
|-
|1998–99
|31||8||—||—||—||—||—||—||31||8
|-
|1997–98
|25||2||—||—||—||—||—||—||25||2
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"|Subtotal
! align=left style="background:beige"|87
! align=left style="background:beige"|19
! align=left style="background:beige"|0
! align=left style="background:beige"|0
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|—
! align=left style="background:beige"|87
! align=left style="background:beige"|19
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"|Grand total
! align=left style="background:beige" colspan="1" |
! align=left style="background:beige"|341
! align=left style="background:beige"|72
! align=left style="background:beige"|19
! align=left style="background:beige"|8
! align=left style="background:beige"|4
! align=left style="background:beige"|1
! align=left style="background:beige"|12
! align=left style="background:beige"|2
! align=left style="background:beige"|376
! align=left style="background:beige"|83
|-
|}
''(Statistics correct as of [[4 May]], [[2008]])''<!-- Including away game against Queens Park. -->


== International career ==
== International career ==
Gera earned his first international [[cap (sport)|cap]] on [[February 13]], [[2002]] in a 2–1 defeat to [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]. His first international goal was the first of a [[hat trick]] on [[October 16]] [[2002]] in a match against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]. Gera was named captain of the [[Hungary national football team|Hungarian national team]] in 2004 and his first match as skipper ended in a 3–1 victory over [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]].
Gera earned his first international [[cap (sport)|cap]] on [[February 13]], [[2002]] in a 2–1 defeat to [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]. His first international goal was the first of a [[hat trick]] on [[October 16]] [[2002]] in a match against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]. Gera was named captain of the [[Hungary national football team|Hungarian national team]] in 2004 and his first match as skipper ended in a 3–1 victory over [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]].



{|border=1 align=center cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 style="background: ivory; font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center"
|+ '''<big> National Team Performance</big>'''
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year
!colspan="2"|[[FIFA|Friendlies]]
!colspan="2"|[[FIFA World Cup|World Cup Qual.]]
!colspan="2"|[[European Cup|Euro Cup Qual.]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!App
!Conceded
!App
!Conceded
!App
!Conceded
!App
!Conceded
!App
!Conceded

|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2008
|1||1||-||-||-||-||-||-||1||1
|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2007
|3||1||-||-||7||2||-||-||10||3
|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2006
|3||1||-||-||4||2||-||-||7||3
|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2005
|3||0||3||2||-||-||-||-||6||2
|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2004
|5||0||4||2||-||-||3||0||12||2
|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2003
|3||1||-||-||3||1||-||-||6||2
|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2002
|6||0||-||-||2||3||-||-||8||3

|-
! align=left style="background:beige"|Total
! align=left style="background:beige" colspan="1" |
! align=left style="background:beige"| 24
! align=left style="background:beige"| 4
! align=left style="background:beige"| 7
! align=left style="background:beige"| 4
! align=left style="background:beige"| 16
! align=left style="background:beige"| 8
! align=left style="background:beige"| 3
! align=left style="background:beige"| 0
! align=left style="background:beige"| 51
! align=left style="background:beige"| 16
|-
|}


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|+ '''<big>International Goals</big>'''
|+ '''<big>International Goals</big>'''
! !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
! !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

Revision as of 16:24, 17 May 2008

The native form of this personal name is Gera Zoltán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zoltán Gera
Personal information
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Right Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 11
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:12, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
This article is about the Hungarian football player. For the Hungarian actor see Zoltán Gera (actor)

Zoltán Gera ( IPA: [ˈZoltaːn 'Gɛrɒ]; born April 22 1979 in Pécs) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for English Club West Bromwich Albion as an attacking midfielder.

Personal life

Gera is married and became the father of a baby girl named Hanna in March 2008; following the birth he was given leave by his national team manager Péter Várhidi to miss Hungary's friendly against Slovenia in order to spend time with his family.[2][3]

Club career

Gera joined West Brom in July 2004 from Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC for £1.5 million.[4] He had captured the Hungarian domestic league and cup double for FTC before joining the club. He signed a three-year deal with The Baggies, with a further one year option at the club's option.

Gera made his Premiership début on August 14, 2004, replacing Andy Johnson in the 87th minute. That match ended in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers. His first time in the starting eleven came on August 25, 2004, against Tottenham Hotspur. He also scored his first league goal early in the third minute. That match ended, also, in a 1–1 draw.

He managed to score 6 league goals in his first season and was the only player of his team to appear in all 38 league matches. He helped West Brom stay in the Premiership.

Following the success of West Brom remaining in the Premiership, Gera was noticed by many clubs. Aston Villa claimed interest in him but he remains at West Bromwich. He was named Hungarian Player of the Year in 2002, 2004 and again in 2005.

Since the start of the 2005–06 season he used to struggle constantly with niggling injuries and finally underwent hernia operation in November 2005. Without Gera, West Brom were relegated, but he committed himself to the club in a bid for them to get back into the top flight.

In 2006, he was also featured in a television advertisement for Pepsi, representing the 2006 FIFA World Cup alongside Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho and Raúl.

His performance in Albion's 4–2 win against Charlton Athletic on 15 December 2007—scoring twice and setting up a third—earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.[5][6]

Club Performance[7] [8][9]
Club Season Championship FA Cup League Cup — Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
West Bromwich Albion 2007–08 43 8 5 1 1 1 — — 49 10
2006–07 43[1] 5 3 1 2 0 — — 48 6
Premiership — — — — — — — —
2005–06 15 2 1 1 0 0 — — 16 3
2004–05 38 6 3 0 1 0 — — 42 6
Subtotal 139 21 12 3 4 1 — — 155 25
Club Season NB I Magyar Kupa — Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Ferencvárosi TC 2004–05 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0 1 0
2003–04 30 11 4 5 — — 3 1 37 17
2002–03 26 6 3 0 — — 6 1 35 7
2001–02 27 8 — — — — 2 0 29 8
2000–01 32 7 — — — — — — 32 7
Subtotal 115 32 7 5 — — 12 2 134 39
Club Season NB I Magyar Kupa — — Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Pécsi MFC 1999–00 15 4 0 0 — — — — 15 4
NB II — — — — — — — —
1999–00 16 5 — — — — — — 16 5
1998–99 31 8 — — — — — — 31 8
1997–98 25 2 — — — — — — 25 2
Subtotal 87 19 0 0 — — — — 87 19
Grand total 341 72 19 8 4 1 12 2 376 83

(Statistics correct as of 4 May, 2008)

International career

Gera earned his first international cap on February 13, 2002 in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland. His first international goal was the first of a hat trick on October 16 2002 in a match against San Marino. Gera was named captain of the Hungarian national team in 2004 and his first match as skipper ended in a 3–1 victory over Latvia.


National Team Performance
Team Year Friendlies World Cup Qual. Euro Cup Qual. Other Total
App Conceded App Conceded App Conceded App Conceded App Conceded
Hungary 2008 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1
Hungary 2007 3 1 - - 7 2 - - 10 3
Hungary 2006 3 1 - - 4 2 - - 7 3
Hungary 2005 3 0 3 2 - - - - 6 2
Hungary 2004 5 0 4 2 - - 3 0 12 2
Hungary 2003 3 1 - - 3 1 - - 6 2
Hungary 2002 6 0 - - 2 3 - - 8 3
Total 24 4 7 4 16 8 3 0 51 16


International Goals
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October, 2002 Budapest  San Marino 3-0 Win UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
2 16 October, 2002 Budapest  San Marino 3-0 Win UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
3 16 October, 2002 Budapest  San Marino 3-0 Win UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
4 30 April, 2003 Budapest  Luxembourg 5-1 Win Friendly
5 7 June, 2003 Budapest  Latvia 3-1 Win UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
6 8 September, 2004 Budapest  Iceland 3-2 Win FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
7 17 November, 2004 Ta' Qali  Malta 2-0 Win FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
8 4 June, 2005 Reykjavík  Iceland 3-2 Win FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
9 4 June, 2005 Reykjavík  Iceland 3-2 Win FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
10 16 August, 2006 Graz  Austria 2-1 Win Friendly
11 2 September, 2006 Budapest  Norway 1-4 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
12 6 September, 2006 Zenica  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
13 28 March, 2007 Budapest  Moldova 2-0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
14 22 August, 2007 Budapest  Italy 3-1 Win Friendly
15 8 September, 2007 Székesfehérvár  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
16 6 February, 2008 Limassol  Slovakia 1-1 Draw Friendly

Quotes

  • "He's taken a lot of stuff on board but it doesn't surprise me because of the character he is. He's a great lad to have about the place. He always has a smile on his face and he'll do anything you ask of him in training. Those are the sort of players you want around you. Nearly every manager or coach I talk to at games speaks about Zoltán." — Bryan Robson, WBA
  • "The Hungarian was probably West Brom's best player last season with a string of energetic and effective performances down the right. He has an eye for goal too." — Manchester Online
  • "I especially like Zoltán Gera on the right, who is a skilful and productive player. If the Baggies do go down, he's the type of player you'd look to pinch." — Mark Lawrenson
  • "The 26-year-old has already achieve cult hero status at the Hawthorns after a season where his contribution has played no small part in the Baggies miraculously avoiding the drop." — soccernet.com
  • "The Hungarian international has been dubbed by many as the best player outside of the Premier League." - FansFc.com
  • "The captain of Hungary and one of the most complete attacking midfielders in the Football League - he's intelligent and unselfish, he scores goals and he sets goals up. On his day, of which there have been many so far this season, he is too good for the Championship." - Oliver Irish (The Guardian)

Honours

Club

Hungary Ferencvárosi TC

England West Bromwich Albion F.C.

Individual

  • Hungary Player of the Year in Hungary: 2002
  • Hungary Hungarian Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2005
  • Hungary Supporters voted and Gera received the 'Tibor Simon Prize': 2003
  • Hungary Best goalscorer and best player of the Hungarian Inside Football Championship with Ferencvaros: 2003
  • Hungary Hungarian weekly 100% Fradi named him in the Ferencvaros Team of the Century: 2004
  • England Named in the 2004/05 Premiership all-star team (soccernet.com)
  • England Third on the Best Rookie Player of the Season vote of magazin Match: 2004/05
  • England Fifth on ITV television's Best Foreign Rookie of the Season vote: 2004/05
  • England According to English site squarefootball.net he was the best player of West Brom in 2005
  • England The Championship Footballer of the Year : 2007/08 (The Guardian)
  • England Named in the 2007/08 The Championship all-star team (The Guardian)

References

  1. ^ a b During the season 2006-2007 he had 40 league games and 3 playoff games, but this 3 games don't count towards league games, so the official stats. 2008-04-19.
  2. ^ "PHOTO GALLERY: Albion 1 Leicester 4". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Gera granted baby break by Hungary". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2008-03-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Albion bag Gera". BBC Sport. 2004-07-30. Retrieved 2007-04-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "WBA vs Charlton". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2008-01-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Coca-Cola Championship Team Of The Week. (17/12/2007)" (PDF). The Football League. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Gera stats". soccerbase.com. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  8. ^ "Stat". origo.hu. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  9. ^ "Gera profile and stats on West Bromwich site". wba.premiumtv.co.uk. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zolt%C3%A1n_Gera&diff=213063342&oldid=213052012

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