▁club ▁in ▁the ▁Cam ero on ' s ▁M T N ▁El ite ▁One , ▁Racing ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁league ▁championship ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁Ger emi ▁arrived ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁league ▁cup , ▁the ▁Cam ero onian ▁Cup , ▁in ▁his ▁only ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Ger emi ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁Par agu ay an ▁first ▁division ▁club , ▁Cer ro ▁Por te ño , ▁after ▁being ▁sp otted ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Cam ero on ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁He ▁played ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁in ▁Par agu ay , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁European ▁club ▁football ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Spain ▁Ger emi ▁spent ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁Turkey ▁with ▁Gen ç ler bir li ğ i , ▁ra ck ing ▁up ▁ 5 7 ▁appearances , ▁before ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁material ised ▁for ▁him . ▁In ▁his ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Santiago ▁Bern ab é u ▁Stadium , ▁Ger emi ▁won ▁two ▁Champions ▁League ▁w inners ▁med als ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁gi ants . ▁He ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁whilst ▁at ▁Madrid ; ▁his ▁first ▁was ▁a ▁late ▁winner ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁FIFA ▁Club ▁World ▁Championship ▁tie ▁against ▁R aja ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁after ▁his ▁side ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁eight ▁men . ▁His ▁second ▁came ▁against ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁in