Guy Melamed (footballer, born 1979) explained

Guy Melamed
Birth Date:12 September 1979
Birth Place:Haifa, Israel
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Maccabi Haifa
Years1:1997–2001
Years2:2000–2001
Years3:2001–2005
Years4:2005
Years5:2006–2014
Clubs1:Maccabi Haifa
Clubs2:Zafririm Holon (loan)
Clubs3:Boston College
Clubs4:Colorado Rapids
Clubs5:F.C. Ru'ah Tel Aviv[1]
Caps1:32
Caps2:34
Caps3:77
Caps4:14
Caps5:220
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:9
Goals4:0
Goals5:10
Nationalyears1:1997
Nationalyears2:1999–2000
Nationalteam1:Israel U18
Nationalteam2:Israel U21
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:23 May 2012
Ntupdate:16:39, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Guy Melamed (Hebrew: גיא מלמד; born September 12, 1979, in Haifa) is a retired Israeli soccer defender.

Melamed went to the United States to play college soccer at Boston College, and was a four-year starter for the Eagles. He was named All-Big East his last three years in school. However, his status as a senior international turned off many MLS teams, and he slipped to the fourth round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, where he was taken by the Colorado Rapids with the 43rd pick. Subsequently, Melamed became the first Israeli to play in MLS.[2]

Melamed was released, by his request, in September 2005. He had an unsuccessful trial with Dundee FC of the Scottish First Division in October 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Israel Football Association . 2017-11-07 . 2017-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112355/http://football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=117&SEASON_ID=15 . dead .
  2. News: Denver Post. Forbes, Brian. Pressure second nature for rookie Rapids defender: Guy Melamed is the first Israeli to play in the MLS and brings a special perspective to the team. 2005-04-13.