Roberto Merino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Spain U18 | 9 | (3) |
| 2009– | Peru | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2013. | |||
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"" [Merino on loan to Al-Nasr (Kuwait). The player: "Thanks to Lombardi and the organization for their sensibility"] (in Italian). Salernitana Calcio. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ مارينو لعب 3 مباريات وحصل على 100 الف دولار!!! [Merino played three games and got 100 thousand dollars!!!] (in Arabic). Al-Watan. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ "Merino: "Quiero mostrarme para jugar la Copa América y las Eliminatorias"" [Merino: "I want to show my talent to play the Copa América and World Cup qualifiers"] (in Spanish). Depor. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ↑ "Confirmado: Roberto Merino llega a Unión Comercio" [Confirmed: Roberto Merino arrives to Unión Comercio] (in Spanish). Club Unión Comercio. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ "Merino: "Vine al Perú para mostrarme y volver a la selección"" [Merino: "I came to Peru to show my talent and return to the national team"] (in Spanish). Peru.com. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
External links
- Scoresway.com Profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Gazzetta dello Sport profile (Italian)
- Roberto Merino at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Merino – FIFA competition record
- Weltfussball profile (German)