Özcan Melkemichel

Özcan Melkemichel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-02-21) 21 February 1968
Place of birth	Turkey
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
2014–	AFC United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Özcan Melkemichel (born 21 February 1968) is a Swedish former footballer and current manager of Division 1 Norra side AFC United. He is of Assyrian descent.

Career

Melkemichel came to Sweden in 1975 after having been born in Turkey and then spending a five years living in Germany. He 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.