Dennis Melander

Dennis Melander (born 19 January 1983) is a Swedish football player. The defender played for Trelleborg FF since his pro debut in 2002 to 2012 in over 200 games in the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.

Career

Melander began playing football in the youth of Trelleborg FF. After he had there through the different youth teams, he moved after the descent of the club at the end of Allsvenskan season 2001 in the cadre of men's team on. He quickly established himself in the team to Kristian Haynes, Peter Abelsson, Pål Lundin and Patrik Svensson and played until the end of season 25 of the 30 league games in the second division season 2002. According to a cartilage injury in the knee, because of him, the End of career was predicted, missed it has the following season, however, struggled from the autumn of 2003 in the cadre of competition team back. As a result, he made his debut for the now re- ascended in the Allsvenskan team over the course of the 2004 in the first division. He quickly moved into the focus of the leaders of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet for the Swedish U- 21 team. After debuting in late April for the younger born in a 2-0 win over Croatia with a goal by Martin Fribrock and an own goal, he moved after an injury by Martin Andersson in the squad of the older vintage of choice coach Torbjörn Nilsson for the U- 21 Euro 2004 after. In the final group game against Switzerland - with a 3-1 win, the selected team secured the semi-finals as group winners - he came to his single tournament use, as tournament Fourth missed the selection then just to participate in the Olympic Games in Athens in the same year.

The end of 2004 Melander rose with Trelleborg FF direct from the Allsvenskan. In the second division the following season he established himself as a regular player again and returned with the team at the end of the second division season 2006 back in the top flight back. Although repeatedly slowed by injuries and wounds - including a curious failure when he injured himself on his own sofa while watching movies - he was promoted to captain of the club from Scania. Mid-April 2011 stopped him again an injury that put him out of action for several weeks. Although he returned in early July, after three games he was injured, however, again. Overall, he came up with nine seasonally, and lacked the team to Joakim Nilsson, Marcus Pode, Mattias and Magnus Andersson Adelstam thus in the fight to avoid relegation, so they ended the season 2011 as Tabellenvorletzte the relegation zone. In the following season, although with 21 inserts season again mostly team regular team captain at the southern Swedish club, this did not succeed, even in the Superettan and slid directly into the third class from Division 1.

First Melander was then vertragslos, before the end of March 2013, a one-year contract the antretenden in the fifth- highest division rivals IFK Trelleborg joined.