Marcos Gelabert

Gelabert started his career at Estudiantes de La Plata in the Primera División Argentina in 2001. He went on to play over 100 games for the club before he moved to Swiss Super League side FC St. Gallen in 2006. He became, arguably, the club's best player but after their relegation into the Swiss Challenge League at the end of the 2007–08 season he moved on. On 16 June 2008 Gelabert signed for FC Basel penning a three-year contract. He joined Basel's first team for their 2008–09 season under head coach Christian Gross. To the beginning of the season Gelabert was member of the Basel team that won the Uhrencup. They beat Legia Warsaw 6–1 and played a 2–2 draw with Borussia Dortmund to end the table on top slot above Dortmund and Luzern. After playing in seven test games Gelabert played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf on 18 July as Basel won 2–1 against Young Boys. Basel joined the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round and with an aggregate score of 5–3 they eliminated IFK Göteborg. Gelabert played his first European game in a Basel shirt on 13 August in the Champions League Qualifying match draw against Vitória de Guimarães at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. The first leg ended goalless, but with a 2–1 win in the second leg they eliminated Vitória and advanced to the group stage. Here Basel were matched with Barcelona, Sporting CP and Shakhtar Donetsk, but ended the group in last position, winning…

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Swiss Super League: 2010 Swiss Cup: 2010 Uhren Cup: 2008