Ondrej_Šmelko
Ondrej Šmelko
Slovak footballer
Ondrej Šmelko (born 1 September 1967) is a former Slovak international football defender who played for clubs in Czechoslovakia and Russia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ondrej Šmelko | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Bardejov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Inter Bratislava | 38 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Svit Zlín | 22 | (2) |
| 1997–2003 | Ozeta Dukla Trenčín | 137 | (7) |
| 2003 | Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 41 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Laugarico Trenčín | 29 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Slovan Nemšová | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Slovakia | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–? | Trenčín youth | ||
| ?–2015 | Nemšová | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Bardejov, Šmelko began playing football for FK Inter Bratislava. He would make 38 appearances in the Czechoslovak first division with Inter Bratislava, and a further 22 appearances in the Czech first division with FC Svit Zlín. He enjoyed a successful spell with Slovak side Ozeta Dukla Trenčín, and joined Russian side FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk for the 2003 Russian First Division season.
Šmelko made several appearances for the Slovakia national football team.
After he retired from playing professional football, Šmelko became a football coach for AS Trenčín's youth team at age 41.[1]
- "Šmelko opäť v Trenčíne, ale už na trénerskej lavičke" (in Slovak). SME.sk. 19 March 2008.
- Ondrej Šmelko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at KLISF
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