Mark Merenda

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Mark Merenda

Personal information
Birth	29 October 1975 (1975-10-29) (age 36)
Recruited from	Osborne Park/West Perth
Height and weight	180cm / 81kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 12, 13 June 1994, Richmond v. Collingwood, at MCG
Team(s)	Richmond (1994–2000) 75 games, 62 goals West Coast (2001–2002) 26 games, 26 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights
Richmond Reserves Leading Goalkicker 1994 Goal of the Year 2001

Mark Merenda (born 29 October 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Merenda began his career with West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League.

Debuting in 1994 with the Richmond Football Club, he was noted as a midfielder or small forward. At the end of the 2000 season, after being out of action at Richmond from Round 2 onwards, he was moved to his home state to play with the West Coast Eagles after 75 games with the Tigers. In 2001 he kicked the Goal of the Year in Round 3 against St Kilda.

Back injuries hurt Merenda throughout his entire career and he was forced to retire at the end of the 2002 season. He is now involved with coaching at Claremont Football Club.

Mark Merenda is of Siclian descent.^[1]

References

1. ^ Italian Team of the Century – Player Details

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

• Mark Merenda's profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
• Mark Merenda's statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Merenda, Mark
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Date of birth	29 October 1975
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