Jurgen Gjasula
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Litex Lovech | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2004 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | FC St Gallen | 88 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Basel | 19 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | FSV Frankfurt | 60 | (9) |
| 2011–2013 | MSV Duisburg | 38 | (3) |
| 2013– | Litex Lovech | 21 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013- | Albania | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jurgen Gjasula (born 5 December 1985 in Tirana, Albania)[1] is a German-Albanian footballer[2] who plays as a midfielder for Litex Lovech in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.[3]
Football career
Freiburg
Although he was born in Albania, Gjasula started his career in the town where he grew up at SC Freiburg in Germany in 2002. At the age of 17 he was put into the first team but didn't make any appearances.
Kaiserslautern
He signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2004 and made it a total of seven appearances in one season.
St Gallen
In 2005 he was loaned in club FC St. Gallen on Swiss Super League .[4] At first season with St Gallen, he became a box-to-box goalscoring threat and typical number 10 so he signed contract on 2006.
Basel
He signed for Swiss Champions FC Basel as free agent on 2 June 2008. He scored his first goal for FC Basel on 10 July 2008 in a 6–1 win over Legia Warsaw in the Uhren Cup and made his competitive Basel debut on 18 July 2008, in a 2–1 win over BSC Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf. He played his first European game in a Basel shirt on 30 July 2008 in a 1–1 Champions League Qualifying match draw against IFK Göteborg at Ullevi. On 18 June 2009, he was released by Basel after newly appointed manager Thorsten Fink decided not to offer him a new contract[5]
FSV Frankfurt
He signed on 31 August 2009 for FSV Frankfurt[6] where he made it a total of 60 appearances and scored nine goals in two seasons with club.
Duisburg
In July 2011, he signed for MSV Duisburg.[1]
Litex Lovech
On 5 July 2013, Gjasula signed with Bulgarian club Litex Lovech, rejoining his compatriot and fellow Albanian international player Armando Vajushi.[7] He quickly established himself as a crucial player in the squad, providing several goals for the surprisingly magnificent start of the club.
Personal life
His younger brother Klaus Gjasula plays for Kickers Offenbach in the Regionalliga Südwest.
International career
Gjasula decided to play for Albania national football team.[8] He received an Albanian passport on 24 May 2013 together with other compatriots like Abrashi, V. Basha, Llullaku and I. Berisha and so he was able to play on international games.[9] He received his first call-up by coach Gianni De Biasi for matches against Norway and Lithuania.[10] He made it first debut on 14 August in a friendly-match against Armenia by coming as a substitute in place of Odise Roshi on 56th minute.[11]
Honours
- Basel
- Uhrencup: 2008
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jürgen Gjasula". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Haxhi: Është si në finale, po fituam prekim Botërorin 2014" (in Albanian). panorama-sport.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Gjasula, Jürgen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "FC Basel stellt Talent Gjasula frei" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "FCB nimmt das Training unter Fink wieder auf – Start in die neue Saison". FC Basel. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "FSV: Gjasula kommt" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ↑ "Jürgen Gjasula". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Gjasula vendos: Dua të luaj për Shqipërinë" (in Albanian). asport.info. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ekskluzive: Basha, Gjasula, Abrashi,Berisha e Llullaku me pasaportë shqiptare (dekreti)" (in Albanian). asport.info. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Zyrtare: Tjetër debutues kundër Norvegjisë, Jurgen Gjasula merr ftesë nga De Biazi" (in Albanian). asport.info. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Match report Albania - Armenia, 14.08.2013". transfermarkt.co.uk. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
External links
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- Jürgen Gjasula at Swiss Football League Website (German)
- Jürgen Gjasula at fussballdaten.de (German)
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