Delfí Geli


Delfí Geli i Roura is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right back, and the current president of Girona FC.

Club career

Born in Salt, Girona, Catalonia, Geli began his professional career as a forward, while playing for hometown's Girona FC and FC Barcelona. He reconverted to right back at Albacete Balompié, signing with the Castile-La Mancha club in summer 1991 and playing 32 games in its first-ever season in the top division.
In 1994–95, after scoring nine league goals for Albacete in his last two seasons combined, Geli joined Atlético Madrid. He was instrumental in the capital side's double conquest in the following campaign, playing 49 matches across all competitions and netting twice.
After a second spell with Albacete, now in Segunda División, 31-year-old Geli moved to Deportivo Alavés in 2000, making 35 appearances in his first year as the Basques finished in tenth position. While playing in the season's UEFA Cup final, he scored the decisive goal – an own golden goal which made the score 5–4 to opponents Liverpool.
Geli returned to his first senior club in 2003, and retired after two seasons in Segunda División B, having amassed professional totals of 366 matches and 29 goals, 343/23 in the top flight alone. On 9 July 2015, he was elected president of Girona, with the club now in the second level.

International career

Geli represented Spain on four occasions, in a one-year span. His debut came on 15 January 1992 in a friendly match with Portugal, in Torres Novas.
In 1993, Geli appeared twice for the Catalonia regional team.

Honours

Atlético Madrid