Etienne Mermer (born 26 January 1977) is a Vanuatuan football manager and former footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Luganville, New Hebrides | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Nipikinamu Lenakel | ||
| 2001 | Tafea | ||
| 2002 | Nipikinamu Lenakel | ||
| 2003–2004 | Mitchelton | ||
| 2005–2006 | Tafea | ||
| 2006–2007 | AS Manu-Ura | (11+) | |
| 2008 | Port Vila Sharks | ||
| 2008–2010 | Tafea | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2008 | Vanuatu | 33 | (15) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Vanuatu U15 | ||
| 2012–2016 | Vanuatu U17 | ||
| 2013–2017 | Vanuatu U20 | ||
| 2014–2016 | Spirit 08 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2017 | Vanuatu U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Vanuatu | ||
| 2019–2023 | Vanuatu | ||
| 2019–2022 | Vanuatu U23 | ||
| 2023 | Vanuatu (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Vanuatu U16 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editIn 2004, Mermer and Richard Iwai were both the first, and at the time only, footballers from Vanuatu to be playing abroad, with both of them also briefly being teammates at Mitchelton in Australia.[1]
International career
editMermer made a total of 33 appearances for Vanuatu between 1998 and 2008, scoring 15 goals and representing his country at five OFC Nations Cups.[2]
In August 2007, during a 15–0 win against American Samoa, he scored four goals while teammate Seule Soromon scored five, becoming the last time two players scored a poker (4+ goals) in a single match until Erling Haaland and Thelo Aasgaard in Norway's 11–1 win against Moldova in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[3]
Managerial career
editIn 2010, Mermer was the manager of Vanuatu's under-15 national team at that year's Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[4][5]
In March 2017, it was announced that Mermer would not travel with the Vanuatu under-20 national team to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[6]
In December 2017, while the manager of the Vanuatu national team, he helped them win a gold medal at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, which helped jump Vanuatu's FIFA World Ranking 28 places, up to 157th.[7] He was also the Vanuatu under-23 national team manager when they finished third at the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[8]
In 2025, he took charge of Vanuatu's under-16 national team during 2025 OFC U-16 Men's Championship qualification.[9]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ↑ Coonan, Ben (5 June 2004). "Vanuatu Profile". Socceroos. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Etienne Mermer (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "DOUBLE POKERS". IFFHS. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Vanuatu look forward to Olympics debut". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Olympedia – Etienne Mermer". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Nasse, Raymond (22 March 2017). "Mermer, Thomas mo Kaltak oli no pat blong Vanuatu U20" [Mermer, Thomas and Kaltak not part of Vanuatu U20]. Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Vanuatu end memorable year on a high". FIFA. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Natoga, Anasilini (5 October 2019). "Mermer congratulates his players". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "OFC U-16 Men's Championship spot at stake in Tonga". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Molivakoro, Vourie (11 July 2025). "United Malampa thrashes Seveners United 5-0". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Etienne awarded OFC B Licence". Vanuatu Daily Post. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
External links
edit- Etienne Mermer at National-Football-Teams.com
- Etienne Mermer at WorldFootball.net
- Etienne Mermer at Olympedia