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Pero Menalo

Pero Menalo (born March 10, 1989) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the director of sports for HNK Čapljina.

Pero Menalo
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Čapljina, SR Bosnia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Čapljina
2011–2012 GOŠK Gabela 3 (0)
2012–2013 HNK Visici
2013–2014 Čapljina 14 (5)
2014 Milton SC
2014–2015 Toronto Croatia
2018–2019 CSC Mississauga
2019 Toronto Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Bosnia

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Menalo had a trial session with HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the summer of 2010.[1] He would play in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with HNK Čapljina for the 2010-11 season.[2][3] The following season he would play in the country's top tier the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with GOSK Gabela.[4][5][6] He would make his debut for the club on March 11, 2012, against FK Slavija Sarajevo.[7] In total, he would appear in 3 matches.[7]

After his brief stint in the top tier, he would play with HNK Visici in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] In 2013, he returned to the second tier to sign with his former club Čapljina.[9]

Canada

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In the summer of 2014, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League initially with Milton SC.[10] He later was transferred to league rivals Toronto Croatia before the roster freeze on September 1, 2014.[11][10] In his debut season with Toronto, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 7 goals and secured a postseason berth by finishing second in the First Division.[12][13] In the opening round of the playoffs, he contributed a goal against SC Waterloo Region which helped the Croats advance to the next round.[14] He would appear in the CSL Championship final against York Region Shooters where Toronto was defeated in a penalty shootout.[15]

Menalo would re-sign with Toronto for the 2015 season.[16][17] He assisted the Croats in securing a playoff spot by finishing as runner's up in the league's top division.[18] He would make his second championship final appearance against Waterloo where Toronto successfully secured the title.[19][20]

In 2018, he would sign with the expansion franchise CSC Mississauga.[21] He returned to Mississauga for the 2019 season.[22] Menalo would assist Mississauga in securing a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the division.[23] Mississauga would be eliminated from the playoff competition in the opening round by Scarborough SC.[24]

In the summer of 2019, he made a brief return to Toronto Croatia for the 2019 Croatian World Club Championship and was featured in the tournament final against SC Croat San Pedro but lost the series.[25]

Managerial career

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Menalo was named the director of sports for his former club HNK Čapljina in 2022.[26][27][28]

Personal life

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He is the brother of Luka Menalo who is also a footballer.[29][30]

Honours

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Toronto Croatia

References

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  1. ^ Beganović, A. (14 June 2010). "Plemići odradili prvi trening" [The nobles completed their first training session]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ "U pripremnoj utakmici nogometaši Čapljine pobijedili nogometaše Gacka" [In the preparatory match, the football players from Čapljina beat the football players from Gack]. www.hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ Lekić, O. (22 July 2022). "Čapljina nadigrala Sarajevo" [Čapljina outplayed Sarajevo]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Čapljinski Portal | Prozivka u NK GOŠK Gabela: Devet novih lica na Podavali" [Roll call at NK "GOŠK" Gabela: Nine new faces at Podavala]. arhiv.caportal.in. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ Kamberović, D. (8 March 2012). "Rudar najbolje trgovao" [Miner traded best]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ Beganović, A. (3 August 2012). "Kako su trgovali premijerligaški klubovi" [How Premier League clubs traded]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Croatia - P. Menalo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  8. ^ Škorić, E. (28 October 2013). "Pobjedom u Višićima Sloga zasjela na prvo mjesto" [With the victory in Višići, Sloga took first place]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ Škorić, E. (14 May 2014). "Golijade u Sanskom Mostu, Orašju, Bugojnu, Konjicu..." [Goliads in Sanski Most, Orašje, Bugojno, Konjic...]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Kingston Reserves Win Second Division - Flurry of transfer activity leading to CSL Roster Freeze and the Playoffs". sirc.ca. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Croatia's hot streak continues". Mississauga News. 26 August 2014.
  12. ^ "York Region Shooters complete unbeaten season". Vaughan Citizen. 6 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Croatia set for quarter-final against Waterloo". Mississauga News. 8 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Croatia marches on to semi-finals". Mississauga News. 14 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Croatia loses CSL Championship game in a shootout". Mississauga News. 27 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Toronto Croatia nets important win over Waterloo". Mississauga News. 4 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Širokobriježanin Jure Glavina briljira u Kanadi – Jabuka.tv" [Jure Glavina from Shirobrije excels in Canada] (in Croatian). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Croatia locks up second place". Mississauga News. 28 September 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Toronto Croatia captures 10th CSL title". Mississauga News. 29 October 2015.
  20. ^ Bezić Filipović, Branka (8 November 2015). "Croatia Toronto ponovno kanadski prvak" [Croatia Toronto is the Canadian Champion Again]. HRVATSKA MATICA ISELJENIKA (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  21. ^ Adamson, Stan (16 November 2018). "Import Players for a Brighter Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  22. ^ Adamson, Stan (14 September 2019). "Friday Victory for CSC Mississauga....who's in the playoffs, who's not". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  23. ^ Adamson, Stan (2 October 2019). "Ukraine UTD End on Winning Note...Hamilton City in playoffs". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  24. ^ Adamson, Stan (13 October 2019). "Scarborough, Kingsman, Waterloo Advance....Playoffs Update". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Croat San Pedro win Croatian World Football Club Championships in Zagreb". Croatia Week. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  26. ^ Zilić, H. (16 July 2022). "Menalo izabran za sportskog direktora HNK Čapljina" [Menalo elected as sports director of HNK Čapljina]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  27. ^ "Menalo: Naši zajednički ciljevi su stabilizacija kluba i fokus na omladinskom pogonu!" [MENALO: OUR COMMON GOALS ARE TO STABILIZE THE CLUB AND FOCUS ON THE YOUTH DRIVE!]. bhfudbal.ba. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Menalo spašava fudbal u "cvijetu Hercegovine": "Naredni cilj je rezultatski iskorak"" [Menalo saves football in the "flower of Herzegovina": "The next goal is a breakthrough in results"]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Šampion Kanade hara Drugom ligom Jug" [The champion of Canada is ravaging the Second Division South]. Avaz.ba (in Croatian). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  30. ^ "Kako se Luka Menalo snašao u Slaven Belupu, nedostaje li mu Hercegovina, kako "dila" Dinamove dresove...?" [How did Luka Menalo manage in Slaven Belup, does he miss Herzegovina, how does he "share" Dinamo's jerseys...?]. SirokiBrijeg.info (in Croatian). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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