Claudio Merlo (; born 7 July 1946) is an
Italian professional
football
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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
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in
Mexico City against
Mexico on 5 January 1969.
[Mariani, Maurizio]
"Italy - International Matches 1960-1969"
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Honours
;Fiorentina
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Serie A champion:
1968–69.
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Coppa Italia winner: 1965–66.
*
Mitropa Cup
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winner: 1966.
;Inter
*
Coppa Italia winner:
1977–78.
References
1946 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's international footballers
Serie A players
Serie B players
ACF Fiorentina players
Inter Milan players
US Lecce players
Italian football managers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Rome
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