Omar Merlo
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Omar Jesús Merlo (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 12 June 1987) is a former Argentine naturalized Chilean[1] professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
Merlo made his first team debut for Colón in 2006, and quickly established himself as a regular member of the first team squad. In February 2008, he signed up with powerhouse team River Plate, where he won the Torneo Clausura. Seasons later, Merlo was a key player at the squad of Primera División club Huachipato that earned 2012 Torneo Clausura, scoring the winning penalty in the final.
In January 2024, he announced his retirement after playing for Curicó Unido in the 2023 Chilean Primera División.[2]
Personal life
Merlo naturalized Chilean by residence when he was a player of Huachipato.[1]
Honours
River Plate
Huachipato
Sporting Cristal
- Peruvian Primera División (1): 2020
- Copa Bicentenario (1): 2021
- Torneo Apertura (1): 2021
- Torneo Clausura; runner-up: 2020
References
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- Merlo at Football-Lineups
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine emigrants to Chile
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Primera B Metropolitana players
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Unión San Felipe footballers
- Huachipato FC footballers
- Curicó Unido footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen