Editing Mario Melchiot (section)

==Early life==
Melchiot was born and raised in [[Amsterdam]], living with his two brothers and two sisters. He enjoyed a close relationship with his eldest brother, Winston, who acted as Mario's mentor after their parents split up. When Winston died of a heart attack at the age of 25 in 1996, Melchiot considered giving up football.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/best-of-times-worst-of-times-mario-melchiot-3nczvm0k7qt |title=Best of Times, Worst of Times: Mario Melchiot |interviewer=Danny Scott |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=6 June 2004 |access-date=27 September 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240927121710/https://www.thetimes.com/article/best-of-times-worst-of-times-mario-melchiot-3nczvm0k7qt |archive-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>