Ondrej Šmelko (born 1 September 1967) is a former Slovak international football defender who played for clubs in Czechoslovakia and Russia.

Ondrej Šmelko
Personal information
Full name Ondrej Šmelko
Date of birth (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Bardejov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 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

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Šmelko opäť v Trenčíne, ale už na trénerskej lavičke" (in Slovak). SME.sk. 19 March 2008.
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