Famous People with Name Melina

Melina Marchetta            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Melina Marchetta: an Australian writer and teacher. She is best known as the author of Looking For Alibrandi. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004.[1]Melina Marchetta was born in Sydney in 1965. She left school at age fifteen as she was not confident in her academic ability. She then enrolled in a business school where she gained useful office skills, such as typing, which helped her gain employment at a major Australian bank and later at a travel agency where she worked as a consultant. This work gave her confidence to return to school and gain a teaching degree. She then got a job teaching at St Mary's Cathedral College in the heart of the Sydney CBD until 2006. [2]

Maurizio Melina            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Maurizio Melina: an Italian footballer. He plays for SC Cham.Melina started his career at FC Luzern in Swiss Super League. He then spent 10 seasons for SC Kriens in Swiss Challenge League, except on loan to FC Sion in Super League.

JosT Marcelo Salas Melinao            Origin/Culture/Country: Temuco

JosT Marcelo Salas Melinao: a football player from Chile. He, with Elfas Figueroa and Ivßn Zamorano, have been some of Chile's most recognized football players. Nicknamed El Matador, has a deft touch with his left foot with which has led to some spectacular goals.Salas debuted playing for Universidad de Chile in 1993 helping the team to win back to back titles in 1994 and 1995. In 1996, Salas moved on to Argentina to play with River Plate of the Argentine first division, a move that was met with some criticism by the Argentine press as a Chile born player had never really had an impact playing in Argentina.

José Marcelo Salas Melinao            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

José Marcelo Salas Melinao: is a former football player from Chile. He, with Elías Figueroa and Iván Zamorano, have been some of Chile's most recognized football players. Nicknamed El Matador (The Killer), and El Fenómeno (The Phenomenom) when he started to play in Argentina, he has