Ronald 'Ronny' Louis Gaspercic (born 9 May 1969) is a Belgian retired

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who played as a

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. He is of

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n descent.

Club career

Born in

Genk Genk () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial towns in Flanders, located on the Albert Canal, ...

, Gaspercic started his professional career with local

K.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk (), commonly known as KRC Genk, Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and have won four cham ...

, then named FC Winterslag, being first-choice for six of his nine seasons. He then moved to modest K.R.C. Harelbeke, winning the Professional goalkeeper of the year award for the 1997–98 campaign; the club finished fifth and had the best defensive record in the league, only trailing to champions Club Brugge KV (29 goals to 31). Gaspercic then had a seven-year spell in

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, with

CF Extremadura Club de Fútbol Extremadura was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1924, it played two seasons in La Liga, and held home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la Hera'', with a capa ...

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded on 1 July 1920 as Sport Friends Club, it ...

and

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

, in both major divisions, being a starter for the first and the third teams. He returned home in 2005, playing still two more seasons with

K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (; often simply called Westerlo) is a Belgian professional football club located in the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Since 1997–98, Westerlo has been mostly playing in the Belgian Pro ...

and retiring at the age of 38.

International career

Gaspercic gained eight

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for

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between 1998 and 2001, while appearing consistently for Extremadura, but never appeared in any major tournament for the nation.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaspercic, Ronny 1969 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players K.F.C. Winterslag players K.R.C. Genk players K.V.C. Westerlo players La Liga players Segunda División players CF Extremadura footballers Real Betis players Deportivo Alavés players Albacete Balompié players Belgium men's international footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen players Belgian people of Croatian descent Footballers from Genk