Roberto Merino
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Merino Ramírez | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Chiclayo, Peru | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Barcelona | ||
1998–2000 | Mallorca | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Mallorca B | 7 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Málaga B | 55 | (8) |
2004–2005 | Servette | 12 | (3) |
2005 | Ciudad Murcia | 8 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Akratitos | 8 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Atromitos | 42 | (8) |
2008–2011 | Salernitana | 47 | (5) |
2011 | → Al Nasr (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Unión Comercio | 8 | (3) |
2011 | Juan Aurich | 7 | (0) |
2012 | → Nocerina (loan) | 29 | (8) |
2013 | Deportes Tolima | 8 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Juan Aurich | 12 | (3) |
2015 | Pattaya United | 11 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Spain U18 | 9 | (3) |
2009– | Peru | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2009 |
Template:Spanish name Roberto Merino Ramírez (born 19 May 1982) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Pattaya United, as an attacking midfielder.
He also holds Spanish citizenship, which makes him eligible as an EU player.
Club career
Having moved to Spain in his teens, Merino played youth football with FC Barcelona (only one year) and RCD Mallorca. He made his senior debuts with the latter's reserves, in Segunda División B.
In January 2003 Merino moved to Atlético Malagueño, being an important midfielder element as Málaga CF's B team retained its newly acquired Segunda División status, with the player having contributed with 20 games and five goals to the promotion (playoffs included). Subsequently, he moved to Switzerland and joined Servette FC but, with the club facing bankruptcy, left in the following transfer window and signed for Ciudad de Murcia – also in Spain's second level – alongside teammate João Paulo Daniel.
Merino was signed by Atromitos F.C. in January 2006, from fellow Greek side Akratitos FC.[1] In February 2009, after two full seasons and two halves, he changed teams (and countries) again, joining Salernitana Calcio 1919 in Italy.
On 8 January 2011 Merino signed with Al Nasr Sporting Club of the Kuwaiti Premier League, on loan from Salernitana.[2] Less than one month after, however, he left the Asian club;[3] according to the player, he decided to leave because he didn't feel comfortable, and he had other objectives for his football career.[4]
On 28 February 2011, Merino signed a half-season contract with newly promoted team Unión Comercio.[5] At almost 29, this marked the first time he would be playing in the Peruvian Primera División; he stated the his main reason for joining was to earn a regular starting spot on the Peruvian national team.[6]
International career
Merino represented Spain at under-18 level, having already spent several years living in the country.
As a senior he decided to play for Peru, making his official on 7 June 2009 in a 1–2 home loss against Ecuador for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Honours
Club
- Juan Aurich
Personal
Merino's younger brother, Iván, is also a footballer. A defender, he too represented Mallorca B and Salernitana.
References
- ^ "Ono makes Feyenoord farewell". UEFA.com. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Merino in prestito al club Al-Nasr (Kuwait)). Il giocatore: "Ringrazio Lombardi e la società per la sensibilità dimostrata"" (in Italian). Salernitana Calcio. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
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External links
- Scoresway.com Profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Gazzetta dello Sport profile Template:It icon
- Roberto Merino at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Merino – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Weltfussball profile Template:De icon
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Chiclayo
- Peruvian people of Spanish descent
- Peruvian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- RCD Mallorca B players
- Málaga CF B footballers
- Ciudad de Murcia footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- Servette FC players
- Superleague Greece players
- Akratitos FC players
- Atromitos F.C. players
- Serie B players
- U.S. Salernitana 1919 players
- Al Naser Sporting Club players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Unión Comercio footballers
- Juan Aurich footballers
- A.S.G. Nocerina players
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- Pattaya United F.C. players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Peru international footballers
- Peruvian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Kuwait
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Peruvian expatriates in Spain
- Peruvian expatriates in Greece
- Peruvian expatriates in Colombia