Name: Claudio Merlo

Nickname: "Il Secco"



Country: Italy
Club: ACF Fiorentina
Position: *CMF, AMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 22-28 years (07/07/1946)

Height: 176 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Attack: 77
Defence: 59
Balance: 74
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 79
Response: 77
Agility: 78
Dribble Accuracy: 86
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 91
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 86
Long Pass Speed: 77
Shot Accuracy: 73
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 72
Free Kick Accuracy: 68
Curling: 74
Header: 66
Jump: 70
Technique: 88
Aggression: 73
Mentality: 83
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 86

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth Type: Standard Lasting

CARDS:
P20 Talisman
S02 Passer
S05 1-touch Play

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Playmaking - Passing - 1 touch Pass

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO

Claudio Merlo is former Fiorentina legend and captain. He was attacking and central midfielder, real "fantasista" with great lucidity and technique but with poor scoring capacities. Merlo was tactically and technically one very high level, run a lot as well, capable of producing brillant last passes which lead to numerous goals, physically a bit weak and slim, slow as well but very elegant and graceful. With Fiorentina is called to build the action together with Giancarlo De Sisti. If Giancarlo is in the control room, Merlo acts more as a playmaker and makes balls for filtering entries by Luciano Chiarugi and Amarildo. After more than ten years in Florence, being closed by Antognoni and Domenico Caso, decided to move to Milan, Inter side which often alternates with Sandro Mazzola, totaling 38 appearances in two seasons and winning the Cup Italy 1977-1978. In the summer of 1978 moves on to Lecce in Serie B to end his career, after being involved in match-fixing in 1980 for which undergoes a disqualification of one year, in 1982. During his career total of 295 appearances and scored 19 goals in Serie A and 56 games and 3 goals in Serie B. In National has played in just one meeting, January 5, 1969 in the outer 1-1 draw with Mexico. He also scored 8 times in the National B. Merlo currently trains the team Class B Students Floria 2000 in Florence.