Enrica Merlo (born 28 December 1988 in Este) is an Italian female

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player, playing as a libero. She has played for the

Italy women's national volleyball team The Italy women's national volleyball team is governed by the Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV). The team's biggest victories were the gold medal at the 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship, being the first team to break the domination of ...

, notably being part of the

2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. The cities that hosted matches were ...

winning team. On club level she plays for Savino Del Bene Scandicci.

Career

She has won various titles, including the Italian Serie A1, Italian Cup, Italian Super Cup and twice the

CEV Women's Champions League The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de ...

. She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.

Clubs

* Megius Volley Padova (2004–2006) * Pallavolo Reggio Emilia (2006–2007) *

Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...

(2007–2015) * Savino Del Bene Scandicci (2015–present)

Awards

Individuals

* ''2006

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"Best Libero"'' * '' 2008–09 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"'' * '' 2009–10 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"'' * ''2017-18 Italian League "All-Star"''

National team

Junior

* 2006

– Gold medal * 2009 Universiade – Gold medal

Senior

* 2009 European Championship – Gold medal *

2010 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament to be played by 12 countries from 6–29 August 2010. The finals were held at the Beilun Gymnasium in Ningbo, China. The United States claimed their 3rd title and Foluke Akinra ...

– Bronze medal

Clubs

* 2007–08 Italian Championship – Bronze medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo) * 2007–08 Italian Cup – Gold medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2008 Italian Super Cup – Silver medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2008–09 Italian Championship – Bronze medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo *

2008–09 CEV Women's Champions League The 2008–2009 Women's CEV Champions League was an international volleyball sports club, club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. Teams of the 2008–2009 Participants: Main phase Pool A November 6, 2008 November 12–13, 2 ...

– Gold medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2009–10 Italian Championship – Bronze medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo *

2009–10 CEV Women's Champions League The 2009–10 Women's CEV Champions League was an international volleyball sports club, club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. Teams of the 2009–10 Participants: Main phase Pool A ;December 1–3, 2009 ;December 8–9, 200 ...

– Gold medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo *

2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship The 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 4th edition of the event. It was held at the Al Gharafa Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar from December 15 to 21, 2010. Fenerbahçe were crowned World champions by defeating Brazilian powerhouse S ...

– Bronze medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2010–11 Italian Championship – Gold medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2011 Italian Super Cup – Gold medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2013–14 Italian Cup – Silver medal, with Foppapedretti Bergamo

References

External links

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Italian Women's Volleyball League The Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 ( it, Serie A1 italiana di pallavolo femminile), is the highest women's volleyball league in Italy. It is organized and administrated by the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV). It is considered one ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Merlo, Enrica 1988 births Living people Italian women's volleyball players Sportspeople from the Province of Padua Universiade medalists in volleyball Universiade gold medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade