Guy Melamed ( he, גיא מלמד; born September 12, 1979 in

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) is a retired Israeli soccer defender. Melamed went to the

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to play

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at Boston College, and was a four-year starter for the Eagles. He was named All-

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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

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, where he was taken by the

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with the 43rd pick. Subsequently, Melamed became the first Israeli to play in MLS. Melamed was released, by his request, in September 2005. He had an unsuccessful trial with

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of the

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in October 2005.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Melamed, Guy 1979 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Israel men's under-21 international footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players Boston College Eagles men's soccer players Colorado Rapids players Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers from Haifa Major League Soccer players Colorado Rapids draft picks Men's association football defenders