Raffaella Manieri

Raffaella Manieri
Personal information
Full nameRaffaella Manieri
Date of birth26 November 1986
Place of birthPesaro, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006ACF Torino
2007–2008ASD Bardolino
2008–2013Torres CF
2013–Bayern Munich0(0)
National team
2007–Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Raffaella Manieri (born 26 November 1986) is an Italian football defender, currently playing for Bayern Munich in the German Frauen Bundesliga. She previously played for Torres CF, ACF Torino and ASD Bardolino in Italy's Serie A.[1]

She is a member of the Italian national team. As an Under-19 international she scored against Nigeria in the 2004 U-19 World Championship, earning Italy its only point in the competition.[2] In July 2007 she played her first match for the senior team against Mexico. She was included in the call-up for the 2009 European Championship as a reserve[3] and subsequently consolidated herself in the team throughout the 2011 World Cup qualifying.[4]

Manieri's transfer to Bayern Munich was announced in August 2013.[5]

Titles

References

  1. Profile in Torres' website
  2. Statistics of the match in FIFA.com
  3. Profile in UEFA 2009 Euro webpage
  4. Statistics in UEFA.com
  5. "FC Bayern verpflichtet Raffaella Manieri". http://www.fcbayern-frauenfussball.de'' (in German). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.