Miriam Merlin
Filipino footballer (born 1975 or 1976)
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Miriam "Yami" V. Merlin[1][2] (born 1975 or 1976[3]) is a Filipino former footballer who represented the Philippines in both football and futsal. She later became a long-time coach and educator.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miriam V. Merlin | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1975 or 1976 (age 49–50) | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1980s | Philippines | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Philippines (futsal) | |||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1999– | De La Salle Lipa (girls) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Merlin was part of the Philippine national football team in the 1980s, coached by Orlando Plagata, alongside teammates like Buda Bautista and Let Dimzon.[4] She was scouted at the 1993 Philippine National Games in Baguio at the age of 17.[5]
She also played for the national futsal team under coach Manny Batungbacal and competed at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, where they earned a bronze medal.[6][7]
Later life
Merlin has been a long-time educator and coach. She has taught Grade 9 MAPEH education for 27 years and has coached the De La Salle Lipa girls' football/futsal team for over two decades.[5]
Career statistics
- International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | November 13, 2005 | Thai-Japanese Youth Center Hall 2, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–5 | 1–8 | 2005 Asian Indoor Games | [3] |
| 2. | November 14, 2005 | Thai-Japanese Youth Center Hall 2, Bangkok, Thailand |  Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 2–6 | [6] |
