MERINO Mikel

Date of Birth: 22 Jun 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: PAMPLONA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : PAMPLONA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men ESP Spain	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #05 EGY Egypt 0 ESP Spain 0	Finished
	Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #14 AUS Australia 0 ESP Spain 1	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Group C #22 ESP Spain 1 ARG Argentina 1	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #27 ESP Spain 5 AET CIV Côte d’Ivoire 2	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Semi-final #30 JPN Japan 0 ESP Spain 1 AET	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Men's Gold Medal Match #32 BRA Brazil 2 AET ESP Spain 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Meri (laliga.com, 14 Jun 2016)

Playing basketball, watching English-language films and television. (diariovasco.com, 11 May 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, German, Spanish

Real Sociedad [San Sebastian, ESP] since 2018/19

Imanol Alguacil [club], ESP; Luis de la Fuente [national], ESP

Position style:

Midfielder (transfermarkt.com, 01 Mar 2020)

Left-footed (transfermarkt.com, 01 Mar 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His father Angel Merino played club football in the Spanish top tier for teams including Osasuna and Celta Vigo. (bdfutbol.com, 15 Dec 2019; laliga.com, 14 Jun 2016)

He suffered an adductor muscle tear in his right hip in September 2018 and was out for two months. (transfermarkt.com, 01 Mar 2020; diariodenavarra.es, 01 Oct 2018)

In October 2017 a lower back injury sidelined him for five weeks. (chroniclelive.co.uk, 23 Jan 2018)

National league:

La Liga [ESP] (realsociedad.eus, 01 Mar 2020)

US basketball players Michael Jordan and Derrick Rose. (diariovasco.com, 11 May 2019)

His father. (tribalfootball.com, 14 Feb 2020)

He always celebrates his goals at the corner flag. "I do this because this is what my father did. He did it as a tribute to my grandmother." (tribalfootball.com, 14 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"I don't think it's enough to only be good in attack, only in dribbling, or only in defending well. What I want is to do everything and do everything well." (tribalfootball.com, 14 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
DORTMUND BUS BOMBING
When he played with German club Borussia Dortmund he was present when there was a terrorist attack on the team in April 2017. Three roadside bombs were detonated next to the team bus as it travelled to the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany, for a UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against Monaco. His Spanish teammate Marc Bartra was the only player injured in the incident. "We thought, 'We're going to die'. It was a really hard experience to live through. It changes you. After something like that happens you're easier, more relaxed, about certain things that you used to worry about. Fortunately Marc's a strong guy. Like me, he learnt a lot of things about life. I'm happy to be alive and enjoying playing football." (theguardian.com, 25 Oct 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
AET:: After Extra Time

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