Miriam "Yami" V. Merlin[1][2] (born 1975 or 1976[3]) is a Filipino former footballer who played for the Philippines women's national football and futsal teams.

Career

She played with the Philippine national football team of the 1980s which was coached by Orlando Plagata with Buda Bautista and Let Dimzon as her teammates.[4] She was scouted for the national team while participating in the 1993 Philippine National Games in Baguio at age 17.[5]

Merlin played for the Philippine national futsal team of coach Manny Batungbacal which played at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and finished as bronze medalists of the women's futsal event of the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok.[6][7]

Later life

Merlin would be coach of the De La Salle Lipa high school girls' team for at least 20 years where she also taught as a grade 9 physical education instructor.[5]

Career statistics

International
Philippine women's national futsal team goals
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]

References

  1. ^ "PFF Conducts FIFA Futsal Coaching Course". Philippine Football Federation. October 25, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Gutierrez, Natashya (May 7, 2012). "PH girls U-13 football team plays for, inspires Palaro athletes". Rappler. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Payo, Jasmine (November 15, 2005). "Thais clobber RP futsal bets; dancers get going". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Women's Football pioneer endures 23-hour flight to back Filipinas". Tiebreaker Times. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Ex-athlete rallies behind Pinay booters - Welcome to Tribune Sports!". Daily Tribune. Agence France-Presse. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Payo, Jasmine (November 16, 2005). "Bungled encore: RP dances miss out on golds". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A26. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  7. ^ Olivares, Rick (May 21, 2021). "Retrospective: A futsal bronze for Philippines in 2007 SEA Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Merlin
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