SK Rapid has started investing ahead of the new season and first on the shopping list was 21 year old American forward Terrence Boyd. Terrance has joined us from German Champions Borussia Dortmund.Standing at 185cm he bagged 20 goals and five assists last season playing for the reserve side in the West German Regional League. The young striking prospect will be looking to carry his form over into the tipp3 Bundesliga, having signed a contract running until the end of the 2014/2015 season.Boyd was born on February 16th 1991 in Bremen and has spent his career to date in Germany. In 2009 he moved from SV Bremerhaven to Hertha Berlin before his move last summer to Dortmund. In February this year his talents were spotted by USA coach Jürgen Klinsmann who subsequently handed him his first international caps.Just a day later the next new signing joined Terrance in Vienna. In the coming season 20 year old Brazilian Gerson (Gerson Guimarães Ferreira Junior) will pull on the famous green & white of Rapid. Born on the 7th January 1992, the defensive minded Gerson has already proved himself to be one of the leading talents in the Austrian Bundesliga through his exploits with Styrian outfit Kapfenberg. This season he'll be looking forward to bringing his defensive talents to the Austrian record champions.Gerson started his career with famous Brazilian club Botafogo, where he began life playing either as a centre half or defensive midfielder. At 19 he moved to Europe, representing illustrious clubs such as PSV Eindhoven and Atletico Madrid. In the Spanish capital he had a transfer clause of 3 million Euro written into his contract. In early 2012 he gained a reputation as one of the best players in the Austrian top flight through a series of crushing defensive displays for Kapfenberger SV. Another impressive part of Gerson's CV is the fact that he has represented the much hailed Brazilian U-20 team in an unofficial 4 team tournament.The club would like to take the opportunity to welcome both players and wish them every success with SK Rapid!(gw)
23.07.2012