Alberto Merlati

Personal information
Born	(1943-07-04)4 July 1943 Cuneo, Italy
Died	12 December 2024(2024-12-12) (aged 81)
Career information
Playing career	1965–1975
Position	Center
Career history
1965–1968	Pallacanestro Cantù
1969–1970	Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia
1970–1972	Reyer Venezia
1972–1973	Libertas Pallacanestro Asti
1973–1975	Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino
Medals Men's basketball Representing Italy Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis Basketball

Alberto Merlati (4 July 1943 – 12 December 2024) was an Italian basketball player. He won among others the silver medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games and won the Lega Basket Serie A.^[1][2] Merlati died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 81.^[3]

Awards

• Winner of the Lega Basket Serie A (1968)
• Silver medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games

References

1. "è morto Alberto Merlati. Le condoglianze del presidente Petrucci". Italian Basketball Federation (in Italian). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. "Merlati passed away. He was part of the legendary. Wall of Cantù". sport.quotidiano.net. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
3. "Asti piange Alberto Merlati, gigante buono della Saclà". lanuovaprovincia.it (in Italian). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.