Sergio Melta

Sergio Melta
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Melta
Date of birth	16 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Glenelg, South Australia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Adelaide City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1995	Adelaide City
International career‡
1986	Australia
Managerial career
2011–2012	Birkalla
2013	Adelaide United (asst)
2015	White City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2006; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2006

Sergio Melta (born 16 March 1954), is an Australian former footballer, who had an extensive career in Australia's National Soccer League (NSL), spent entirely with Adelaide City.^[1]

Playing career

Melta won the NSL's player of the year award in 1984.^[2]

Melta was given his international debut by Frank Arok but ultimately played just once for the Australian national team, a friendly against Czechoslovakia played at Hindmarsh Stadium in his home city of Adelaide in 1986. Melta was substituted off after 57 minutes during the 0–1 loss.^[3]

Melta took over the head coaching role of West Torrens Birkalla in the FFSA Premier League. On 5 February 2013 he was appointed as assistant coach for A-League club Adelaide United.^[4] He is the current coach/manager of White City which competes in National Premier Leagues South Australia.

Source:^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Adelaide City	1977	National Soccer League	22	1	22	1
	1978	National Soccer League	8	1	8	1
	1979	National Soccer League	8	0	8	0
	1980	National Soccer League	24	2	24	2
	1981	National Soccer League	29	5	29	5
	1982	National Soccer League	29	5	29	5
	1983	National Soccer League	29	4	29	4
	1984	National Soccer League	27	7	27	5
	1985	National Soccer League	17	2	17	2
	1986	National Soccer League	27	8	27	8
	1987	National Soccer League	23	3	23	3
	1988	National Soccer League	25	9	25	9
	1989	National Soccer League	26	6	26	6
	1989–90	National Soccer League	25	3	25	3
	1990–91	National Soccer League	25	4	25	4
	1991–92	National Soccer League	21	2	21	2
	1992–93	National Soccer League	26	3	26	3
	1993–94	National Soccer League	31	0	31	0
	1994–95	National Soccer League	24	2	24	2
Career total			446	65	446	65

Source:^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia	1986	1	0
Total		1	0

Personal honours: