Claudio Merlo

Claudio Merlo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-07-07) 7 July 1946
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1976	Fiorentina	257	(19)
1976–1978	Internazionale	38	(0)
1978–1982	Lecce	56	(3)
International career
1969	Italy	1	(0)
Managerial career
1986–1987	Rondinella
1988–1989	Sorso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudio Merlo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo ˈmɛrlo]; born 7 July 1946) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Merlo twice won the Coppa Italia in 1966 and 1975 with Fiorentina, and finished as a runner-up in the tournament in 1977 with Inter. He also helped Fiorentina to the Serie A title during the 1968–69 season, playing 26 of 30 matches.

International career

Merlo earned one cap for Italy, playing at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City against Mexico on 5 January 1969.

Honours

Fiorentina

• Serie A champion: 1968–69.
• Coppa Italia winner: 1965–66.
• Mitropa Cup winner: 1966.

Inter

• Coppa Italia winner: 1977–78.