Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Čapljina, SR Bosnia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Čapljina | ||
2011–2012 | GOŠK Gabela | 3 | (0) |
2012–2013 | HNK Visici | ||
2013–2014 | Čapljina | 14 | (5) |
2014 | Milton SC | ||
2014–2015 | Toronto Croatia | ||
2018–2019 | CSC Mississauga | ||
2019 | Toronto Croatia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pero Menalo (born March 10, 1989) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the director of sports for HNK Čapljina.
Menalo had a trial session with HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the summer of 2010.[1] He would play in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with HNK Čapljina for the 2010-11 season.[2][3] The following season he would play in the country's top tier the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with GOSK Gabela.[4][5][6] He would make his debut for the club on March 11, 2012, against FK Slavija Sarajevo.[7] In total, he would appear in 3 matches.[7]
After his brief stint in the top tier, he would play with HNK Visici in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] In 2013, he returned to the second tier to sign with his former club Čapljina.[9]
In the summer of 2014, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League initially with Milton SC.[10] He later was transferred to league rivals Toronto Croatia before the roster freeze on September 1, 2014.[11][10] In his debut season with Toronto, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 7 goals and secured a postseason berth by finishing second in the First Division.[12][13] In the opening round of the playoffs, he contributed a goal against SC Waterloo Region which helped the Croats advance to the next round.[14] He would appear in the CSL Championship final against York Region Shooters where Toronto was defeated in a penalty shootout.[15]
Menalo would re-sign with Toronto for the 2015 season.[16][17] He assisted the Croats in securing a playoff spot by finishing as runner's up in the league's top division.[18] He would make his second championship final appearance against Waterloo where Toronto successfully secured the title.[19][20]
In 2018, he would sign with the expansion franchise CSC Mississauga.[21] He returned to Mississauga for the 2019 season.[22] Menalo would assist Mississauga in securing a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the division.[23] Mississauga would be eliminated from the playoff competition in the opening round by Scarborough SC.[24]
In the summer of 2019, he made a brief return to Toronto Croatia for the 2019 Croatian World Club Championship and was featured in the tournament final against SC Croat San Pedro but lost the series.[25]
Menalo was named the director of sports for his former club HNK Čapljina in 2022.[26][27][28]
He is the brother of Luka Menalo who is also a footballer.[29][30]
Toronto Croatia