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Elvir Melunović
Personal information
Date of birth	17 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia (now Montenegro)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	FC Aarau
1998–2000	Servette
2000–2003	Grasshoppers
2001–2003	→ FC Aarau (loan)
2003–2005	Young Boys
2005–2006	Sambenedettese
2005	FC Schaffhausen
2006	FC Wil
2006–2007	Neuchâtel Xamax
2007	Sportfreunde Siegen
2007–2008	Lugano
2008	SC Kriens
2009–2012	FC Suhr
2010	SC Zofingen
International career
?–2002	Switzerland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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 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

^ ^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.

[wf-1] Elvir Melunović at WorldFootball.net

[2] "Melunovic: San Benedetto è una grande vetrina!". Il Quotidiano. 28 July 2005.

[:0-3] Ducret, Jacques (18 May 2002). "Entre tracas administratifs et affairisme, la voie étroite des «espoirs» suisses du football". Le Temps.

[:1-4] Schmid-Bechtel, François (10 June 2011). "Raus aus dem Schatten, rein in die Traumfabrik". Aargauer Zeitung.

[5] Fretz, Andreas (16 May 2012). "Die Lücke in der Karriere des Titanen Elvir Melunovic". Aargauer Zeitung.

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-'''Elvir Melunović''' (born 17 July 1979 in [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|SR Montenegro]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]) 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 web |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>
+'''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 web |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  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.
-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 national under-21 football team|Swiss U21 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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