Dušan Melichárek (born 29 November 1983) is a

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footballer and a

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who last played for

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in the Swedish top flight.

Career

Malmö FF

Melichárek came to Malmö FF in the beginning of 2008 on loan from

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. He was bought by the club after a successful loan period. He acted as reserve goalkeeper behind Jonas Sandqvist and later behind Johan Dahlin. However, he played for the majority of the matches during the

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season because of a long-term injury on Dahlin and participated in Malmö FF's campaign to qualify for the

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, the club was eventually knocked out in the play-off round. Melichárek chose not to renew his contract with Malmö FF after the 2011 season and to search for a new club. He eventually signed for his youth club 1. FC Slovácko. After a spell at

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, where he played four years, Melichárek moved back abroad again to

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, rejoining

prior to the 2019 season. This meant he once more formed part of the goalkeeping team with Dahlin, who also had returned to the club earlier after a spell abroad. Sporting director Daniel Andersson cited Melichárek's familiarity with the club and also having worked with Dahlin and goalkeeper coach

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before as a key part in the recruitment of Melichárek.

External links

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Malmö FF Profile
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SvFF profile
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References

1983 births Living people Czech men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Czech First League players Allsvenskan players FC Zbrojovka Brno players 1. FC Slovácko players Malmö FF players Mjällby AIF players Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Czech expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Footballers from Vyškov 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-footy-goalkeeper-stub