Full name Gerardo Garcia Berodia 1998–1999 Alcorcon Height 1.84 m | Role Footballer Name Gerardo Berodia Position Forward, Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1981-06-06) 6 June 1981 (age 34) Similar People Felix Quero, David Mainz, Matias Dituro, Ruben Cuesta | ||
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Gerardo García Berodia (born 6 June 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CF Rayo Majadahonda as a left winger or a forward.
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He amassed Segunda División B totals of 183 games and 44 goals over the course of seven seasons, representing seven clubs. Professionally, he appeared for Lugo and Jorge Wilstermann.
Football career
Born in Madrid, Berodia joined Real Madrid in 1991 at age 10. He left seven years later and, until the age of 31, competed solely in lower league and amateur football, representing CD El Álamo, DAV Santa Ana, RSD Alcalá, CA Pinto, UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, CDA Navalcarnero, CD Leganés, Zamora CF, SD Ponferradina, UB Conquense and CD Lugo; with the latter club, he contributed with seven goals in the 2011–12 season to help to promotion to Segunda División after a two-decade absence, also being featured in the playoffs against CD Atlético Baleares and Cádiz CF.
Berodia appeared in his first game as a professional on 15 September 2012, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in a 2–4 home loss against SD Huesca. In the following transfer window, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined several compatriots at Club Jorge Wilstermann from the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.
Berodia scored 14 goals in his only full campaign, notably helping his team finish fourth in the Apertura. He returned to Spain shortly after due to family reasons, signing with former side Navalcarnero.
On 10 January 2016, during a Tercera División fixture at CU Collado Villalba, Berodia netted seven times in a final 12–1 routing, as the opposition fielded only youth players in protest against the board of directors.
Personal life
After returning to Spain in the middle of 2014, finding himself unemployed, Berodia bought a taxicab to provide for his family. He continued exercising the profession still as an active player.