Ondrej Šmelko

Ondrej Šmelko
Personal information
Full nameOndrej Šmelko
Date of birth1 September 1967
Place of birthBardejov, Czechoslovakia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1993Inter Bratislava38(0)
1994–1996Svit Zlín22(2)
1997–2003Ozeta Dukla Trenčín137(7)
2003Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk41(0)
2004–2006Laugarico Trenčín29(2)
2006–2008Slovan Nemšová
National team
1999–2001Slovakia7(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

Career

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]

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