Corrado Merli

Corrado Merli (Italian pronunciation: [korˈraːdo ˈmɛrli]; born 17 October 1959) is an Italian former footballer.

Corrado Merli
Merli with Rimini in 1981
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-10-17) 17 October 1959
Place of birth Pegognaga, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Mantova 3 (0)
1978–1982 Rimini 73 (2)
1982–1984 Brescia 32 (0)
1984–1987 Carrarese 94 (1)
1987–1990 Fidelis Andria 67 (2)
1990–1991 Giulianova 31 (1)
1991–1993 Santegidiese 64 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

After his 1977 debut with Mantova, in the autumn of 1978 he joined Rimini. The team was relegated to Serie C in the 1978–1979 season, but Merli secured a spot amongst the reserves until Rimini was promoted again to Serie B in 1979–1980. He then joined the first team for the next two Serie B seasons, until he transferred to Brescia to play two more seasons of Serie C1.

His careers continued in Serie C1, playing three years with Carrarese and then with Fidelis Andria, winning the Serie C2 Championship in 1988–1989. He then played another year in Serie C2 with Giulianova until finishing his career in Serie D with Santegidiese in 1993.

During his Serie B career with Rimini, he achieved a total of 65 appearances and 2 goals, with a grand total of 364 appearances and 8 goals throughout his professional football career.[1]

After Retirement

Despite retiring from professional football, Merli has taken part in multiple iterations[2] of "Emanuele una partita per la vita", annual charity football event in favour of the Associazione Romagnola Cystic fibrosis, in which various showbiz personalities play a friendly match against former/current athletes from several different sports. The charity match takes place every year at the Stadio Romeo Neri in Rimini, Italy.

References
  1. "Statistiche su Merli Corrado" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. "^ Edizione di "Emanuele, una partita per la vita" | Respira lo Sport" (in Italian). respiralosport.it. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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