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 Merenda playing for the Central Coast Mariners | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-06-10) 10 June 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1994 | Pro Sesto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Pro Sesto | 64 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Gualdo | 62 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Usmate | ||
| 2002–2005 | Mantova | 18 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Belluno (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2005 | Casale | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Poggibonsi | ||
| 2006–2007 | Santarcangelo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Lecco | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrea Merenda (born 10 June 1977) is an Italian former football midfielder.
Biography
Merenda had been in training with the Mariners for a month before earning his shot at the Hyundai A-League, having most recently completed the 2007–08 Italian Serie C1 campaign with Lecco, an historic club from the north of Italy once coached by Roberto Donadoni.
Born in Milan, Merenda came to Australia seeking a fresh challenge after 16 seasons in his home country that included stints at nine clubs across various divisions – peaking with six seasons in the third-tier Serie C1, a division that once pitted Merenda against current Qantas Socceroo Carl Valeri.
Equally at home in defence or midfield, Merenda was introduced to the yellow and navy set up as short-term cover for injured attacking ace Ahmad Elrich. Merenda's signing, albeit on a short-term basis, was a significant one for the Mariners, who until his capture had yet to engage the services of a foreign player from abroad. He was released after failing to break into the first team.
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- Living people
- Footballers from Milan
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Pro Sesto 1913 players
- ASD Gualdo Casacastalda players
- Mantova 1911 players
- AC Belluno 1905 players
- Casale FBC players
- US Poggibonsi players
- Santarcangelo Calcio players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Serie C players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Italian football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs