Merlo Albano

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Merlo Silva Albano is a former Philippine international footballer and referee.

Early life and education

Born in 1979,{{cite web|title=Referees by Association - Philippines|url=https://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=phi/index.html|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=8 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233320/http://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=phi/index.html|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=dead}} Merlo Silva Albano is the fourth child of Loyolo and Mercedes Albano. She graduated from the Holy Cross of Davao College with the bachelor's degree in physical education{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Karlo Paolo|title=From 'Maldita' to Mentor|url=http://archive.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/2014/12/27/maldita-mentor-383854|accessdate=8 January 2018|work=Sun Star Davao|date=27 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233421/http://archive.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/2014/12/27/maldita-mentor-383854|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=dead}}

Playing career

Albano started playing football as early as 2004. In that year she played for a representative side of Davao in an open tournament in Marikina which gave way for an opportunity to train with the Philippines women's national football team for a month. She then debuted for her country at the 2004 AFF Women's Championship in Vietnam and also played in the 2007 edition of the tournament which was hosted in Myanmar.{{cite news|title=Indonesia stages miraculous comeback|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2007/09/indonesia-stage-miraculous-comeback/|accessdate=8 January 2018|work=ASEAN Football Federation|date=9 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175122/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2007/09/indonesia-stage-miraculous-comeback/|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=live}} She played for the national team until 2008 often spending time training in Manila. She decided to retire from the national team due to financial issues and being away from her family in Davao City. She also served as a playing coach for Sakya FC of the Maharlika Sports Development Institute organized She Futsal League.

Officiating career

Affiliated with the Davao-South Regional Football Association of the Philippine Football Federation,{{cite news |last1=Saberon-Abalayan |first1=Marianne |title=Davao's Albano in Fifa Refereeing List 2021 |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1884292/davao/sports/davaos-albano-in-fifa-refereeing-list-2021 |access-date=3 February 2022 |work=Sunstar |date=29 January 2021 |language=English}} Albano became an international referee for FIFA in 2012{{cite news |last1=Saberon-Abalayan |first1=Marianne |title=World-class referee from Davao |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1800263/davao/sports/world-class-referee-from-davao |access-date=3 February 2022 |work=Sunstar |date=5 April 2019 |language=English}} and as of 2018 is an assistant referee officiating in women's football matches.{{cite news|last1=Doble|first1=Henry|title=3 Negrense referees in Fifa 2018 roster|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/sports/2017/12/01/3-negrense-referees-fifa-2018-roster-577649|accessdate=8 January 2018|work=Sun Star Bacolod|date=1 December 2017}} She has officiated at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.{{cite web |title=Match official Albano gets WAC appointment |url=https://pff.org.ph/2022/01/23/match-official-albano-gets-wac-appointment/ |website=The Philippine Football Federation |access-date=3 February 2022 |date=23 January 2022}}

References

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Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Filipino women's footballers

Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen

Category:Philippines women's international footballers

Category:Sportspeople from Davao City

Category:Women's association football referees

Category:Women association football referees

Category:Filipino football referees

Category:Women's association football players not categorized by position