Özcan Melkemichel

Özcan Melkemichel

Melkemichel in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-02-21) 21 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Midyat, Turkey[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1983	Syrianska FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1992	Syrianska FC
Managerial career
2003–2004	Syrianska FC
2005–2013	Syrianska FC[2]
2013–2016	AFC United
2017–2018	Djurgårdens IF
2020–2021	AFC Eskilstuna[3]
2023–	Syrianska FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Özcan Melkemichel (born 21 February 1968^[4]) is a Swedish football manager and former player, most recently in charge of AFC Eskilstuna.^[5]

Career

Melkemichel came to Sweden in 1975 after having been born in Turkey and then spending five years living in Germany. A midfielder, started playing for Syrianska FC in the team's second year of existence when they were still an amateur neighbourhood club. While working as a hairdresser he continued playing for the club for nine years as they advanced upwards through the Swedish football pyramid.

When he took over as manager he only intended for it to be a short term thing to help the club out. But after winning the Swedish fourth tier with the club he remained in the position and then brought the team to top tier, Allsvenskan.^[6]

Melkemichel took AFC United from the third tier to the first tier in three seasons.

Melkemichel served as manager for Djurgårdens IF for two seasons, but turned down a proposed contract extension for a third year. During his first season in charge of the club, Melkemichel led the team to a third-place finish, the club's best result since 2007, resulting in Djurgårdens IF's qualification to the second qualifying round for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. In his second year he led the team to a Svenska Cupen title, the club's first since 2005, however, Djurgårdens IF finished a disappointing seventh in the league behind both Stockholm rivals Hammarby (fourth) and AIK (winners).

Personal life

Melkemichel is of Assyrian descent.^[7]

Managerial honours

Djurgården IF

• Svenska Cupen: 2017–18

References

1. "Özcan Melkemichel: "Aldrig släppt kontakten med laget" — svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
2. "Möt Özcan Melkemichel - NWT.se - Ditt Värmland, just nu!". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
3. "AFC Eskilstuna".
4. "Svensk Fotboll Guide 2009 by Joachim Lindgren". issuu.com (in Swedish). 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
5. Özcan Melkemichel at WorldFootball.net
6. "Något som hänt här och det håller vi här" (in Swedish). Expressen. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
7. "SvenskaFans".