| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Miriam V. Merlin | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1975or1976(age 48–49) | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1980s | Philippines | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Philippines (futsal) | |||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1999– | De La Salle Lipa (girls) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miriam "Yami" V. Merlin [1] [2] (born 1975or1976 [3] ) is a Filipino former footballer who represented the Philippines in both football and futsal. She later became a long-time coach and educator.
Merlin was part of the Philippine national football team in the 1980s, coached by Orlando Plagata, alongside teammates like Buda Bautista and Let Dimzon. [4] She was scouted at the 1993 Philippine National Games in Baguio at the age of 17. [5]
She also played for the national futsal team under coach Manny Batungbacal and competed at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, where they earned a bronze medal. [6] [7]
Merlin has been a long-time educator and coach. She has taught Grade 9 MAPEH education for 27 years and has coached the De La Salle Lipa girls' football/futsal team for over two decades. [5]
| 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] |
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