Marcel Gecov (born 1 January 1988) is a Czech former

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who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Gecov began his club career with Slavia Prague at the age of six. The young

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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

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for Slavia. In January 2007, Gecov was sent to

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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

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and scored one goal. In January 2008 Gecov signed a long-term contract lasting years with FC Slovan Liberec. On 20 July 2011,

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announced the signing of Gecov on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Gecov made his Fulham debut on Wednesday, 21 September in the League Cup against Chelsea at

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and he made his Premier League debut against

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on 5 December 2011 at

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. On 23 July 2012, Gent signed Gecov from Fulham for an undisclosed fee, but only a few months later he was deemed surplus and Gent accepted an undisclosed fee from his ex-club Slavia Prague. On 6 July 2015, Gecov joined Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.

National team

Gecov has represented his country at all age levels. He was also a part of the Czech squad at the

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where he played six matches and helped the team to its second place. He represented Czech Republic under–21s at the

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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

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in a

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Honours

;Czech Rupublic U-21 * FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up (1)

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References

External links

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Profile on fotbal.idnes.cz
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gecov, Marcel 1988 births Living people Footballers from Prague Czech men's footballers Men's association football forwards SK Slavia Prague players SK Kladno players FC Slovan Liberec players Fulham F.C. players K.A.A. Gent players FC Rapid București players Czech First League players Belgian Pro League players Premier League players Liga I players Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Śląsk Wrocław players Ekstraklasa players