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'''Elvir Melunović''' (born 17 July 1979) is a Swiss former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref name="wf">{{Worldfootball.net|elvir-melunovic}}</ref> He preferred to play as a left midfielder in the [[Formation (association football)#4.E2.80.934.E2.80.932|4-4-2 formation]] and was a left-footed player.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2005 |title=Melunovic: San Benedetto è una grande vetrina! |url=http://www.ilquotidiano.it/articoli/2005/07/28/41147/melunovic-san-benedetto-e-una-grande-vetrina |website=Il Quotidiano}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite |
'''Elvir Melunović''' (born 17 July 1979) is a Swiss former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref name="wf">{{Worldfootball.net|elvir-melunovic}}</ref> He preferred to play as a left midfielder in the [[Formation (association football)#4.E2.80.934.E2.80.932|4-4-2 formation]] and was a left-footed player.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2005 |title=Melunovic: San Benedetto è una grande vetrina! |url=http://www.ilquotidiano.it/articoli/2005/07/28/41147/melunovic-san-benedetto-e-una-grande-vetrina |website=Il Quotidiano}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Ducret |first=Jacques |date=18 May 2002 |title=Entre tracas administratifs et affairisme, la voie étroite des "espoirs" suisses du football |url=https://www.letemps.ch/sport/entre-tracas-administratifs-affairisme-voie-etroite-espoirs-suisses-football |website=[[Le Temps]]}}</ref> Born in [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|SR Montenegro]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]], he represented the [[Switzerland national under-21 football team|Switzerland U21 national team]] at international level. |
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Melunović played in Servette as they won in the [[Swiss Super League]] in 1999 and in Grasshoppers when they won in 2003.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Schmid-Bechtel |first=François |date=10 June 2011 |title=Raus aus dem Schatten, rein in die Traumfabrik |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/raus-aus-dem-schatten-rein-in-die-traumfabrik-ld.2061084 |website=[[Aargauer Zeitung]]}}</ref> However, he did not manage to be part of the starting lineup in Grasshoppers.<ref name=":0" /> He played in the [[2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2002 European U21 Championship]] as part of the "Titans" generation, where the Switzerland U21 national team achieved their best results up to that point by making it to the semi-finals. He was supposed to sign with a club from the French league, but this did not materialise. His contract extension with Young Boys was then terminated, and his career in professional football ended in 2007, participating afterwards as a player-coach.<ref name=":1" /> His first cup final was with Suhr in 2012 against [[FC Windisch|Windisch]] in the Aargau Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fretz |first=Andreas |date=16 May 2012 |title=Die Lücke in der Karriere des Titanen Elvir Melunovic |work=[[Aargauer Zeitung]] |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/aargau/die-lucke-in-der-karriere-des-titanen-elvir-melunovic-ld.1918341}}</ref> |
Melunović played in Servette as they won in the [[Swiss Super League]] in 1999 and in Grasshoppers when they won in 2003.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Schmid-Bechtel |first=François |date=10 June 2011 |title=Raus aus dem Schatten, rein in die Traumfabrik |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/raus-aus-dem-schatten-rein-in-die-traumfabrik-ld.2061084 |website=[[Aargauer Zeitung]]}}</ref> However, he did not manage to be part of the starting lineup in Grasshoppers.<ref name=":0" /> He played in the [[2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2002 European U21 Championship]] as part of the "Titans" generation, where the Switzerland U21 national team achieved their best results up to that point by making it to the semi-finals. He was supposed to sign with a club from the French league, but this did not materialise. His contract extension with Young Boys was then terminated, and his career in professional football ended in 2007, participating afterwards as a player-coach.<ref name=":1" /> His first cup final was with Suhr in 2012 against [[FC Windisch|Windisch]] in the Aargau Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fretz |first=Andreas |date=16 May 2012 |title=Die Lücke in der Karriere des Titanen Elvir Melunovic |work=[[Aargauer Zeitung]] |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/aargau/die-lucke-in-der-karriere-des-titanen-elvir-melunovic-ld.1918341}}</ref> |
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| Date of birth | 17 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia (now Montenegro) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | FC Aarau | 18 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Servette | 31 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Grasshoppers | 20 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | → FC Aarau (loan) | 58 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Young Boys | 43 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Sambenedettese | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | FC Schaffhausen | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | FC Wil | ||
| 2006–2007 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 2007 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Lugano | ||
| 2008 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2009–2012 | FC Suhr | ||
| 2010 | SC Zofingen | ||
| International career | |||
| ?–2002 | Switzerland U21 | 29 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elvir Melunović (born 17 July 1979) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He preferred to play as a left midfielder in the 4-4-2 formation and was a left-footed player.[2][3] Born in SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, he represented the Switzerland U21 national team at international level.
Melunović played in Servette as they won in the Swiss Super League in 1999 and in Grasshoppers when they won in 2003.[4] However, he did not manage to be part of the starting lineup in Grasshoppers.[3] He played in the 2002 European U21 Championship as part of the "Titans" generation, where the Switzerland U21 national team achieved their best results up to that point by making it to the semi-finals. He was supposed to sign with a club from the French league, but this did not materialise. His contract extension with Young Boys was then terminated, and his career in professional football ended in 2007, participating afterwards as a player-coach.[4] His first cup final was with Suhr in 2012 against Windisch in the Aargau Cup.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Elvir Melunović at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Melunovic: San Benedetto è una grande vetrina!". Il Quotidiano. 28 July 2005.
- ^ a b Ducret, Jacques (18 May 2002). "Entre tracas administratifs et affairisme, la voie étroite des "espoirs" suisses du football". Le Temps.
- ^ a b Schmid-Bechtel, François (10 June 2011). "Raus aus dem Schatten, rein in die Traumfabrik". Aargauer Zeitung.
- ^ Fretz, Andreas (16 May 2012). "Die Lücke in der Karriere des Titanen Elvir Melunovic". Aargauer Zeitung.
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Swiss people of Serbian descent
- Yugoslav emigrants to Switzerland
- Swiss men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- Regionalliga players
- FC Aarau players
- Servette FC players
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- BSC Young Boys players
- US Sambenedettese players
- FC Schaffhausen players
- FC Wil players
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
- Sportfreunde Siegen players
- FC Lugano players
- SC Kriens players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen