MelchiotMario MELCHIOT

Presentation

Retired
NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS
BornNov 4, 1976
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Age48 years old
Size1.87 m
Weight83 kg
PositionRight-back
Centre-back
Arrival(s)
Birmingham CityBirmingham City2006
Departure(s)
WiganWigan2007
Numbers15
Selections
Pays-Bas A
Career
AjaxAjax
ChelseaChelsea
Birmingham CityBirmingham City
RennesRennes
WiganWigan
Umm SalalUmm Salal
At the end of the Summer of 2006, Pierre Dréossi (General Manager and First Team Coach at Stade Rennais FC) achieved a major coup in the transfer market. Dutch international Mario Melchiot arrived in Rennes on a year’s deal to take over at right-back where Perrier Doumbé was unconvincing. After experiencing numerous European campaigns with Ajax and Chelsea, Melchiot came to relaunch his career after two seasons in the gloom of Birmingham. The poker strike was a winner, the flying Dutchman quickly got back to his best form, and produced top-notch performances with sheer consistency. For the pleasure of his Rennes fans, he even managed to mark the derbies against Nantes and Lorient with goals. Unfortunately, the story came to an end when Rennes missed out on the Champions League in the final seconds of the match at Lille on the last day of the season. “Super Mario” then returned to surf the cash-rich Premier League with modest club, Wigan, but still stayed in the national team with the “Oranje”.