MERINO Delfina

General
CLUB LOYALTY
Besides some stints with Dutch club SCHC, she has played all her career with the Banco Provincia club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "The club is like my second home. My grandfather played tennis there, my mother and my father played in the [hockey] team. My brother also played in the first tier with the [hockey] team. So, our history is that of Banco. I come to the club since I was a little girl and my friends are from the club." She rejected some offers from other clubs who offered her to play in the first tier of Argentinian championship while she was still playing in the third tier, the C division. "Playing in the A division was like a dream. But I just did not want to play in A at any price because some clubs searched for me. I had it clear, if I play with the national team I would do it as a Banco player, and if I played in A someday I would also do it with Banco. For me there was no other option. If I achieved that dream I just wanted to do it with the people that I love and with whom I know they would fight to achieve it. I'm stubborn some times, but I feel that this comes from the bottom of my heart and all the passion I feel for this club." (revistarandom.com, 01 Apr 2020)

SOCIAL WORK
She has been involved in social projects in Argentina, most notably the building of a social lunchroom for children in Santiago del Estero province in Argentina, after becoming an ambassador of the social branch of a tile company. "I wanted to do something like this since a long time but I struggled to find the right moment, place and time. Around 200 children ate under a tree but now a space has been built so they can do it there. They are also taught some skills for work and studies and also an orchard is being developed. All this brings them more chances for the future." (revistarandom.com, 01 Apr 2020; convivimos.naranja.com, 01 Oct 2020)