Raffaella Manieri (born 26 November 1986) is an Italian

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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. She previously played for

ACF Brescia Femminile Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Brescia Calcio Femminile, known as Brescia Calcio Femminile or simply Brescia, is an Italian women's football club from Capriolo, near Brescia. It was founded in 1985 as FCF Capriolo Arredamenti Ostilio. In 20 ...

, Torres CF, ACF Torino and

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in Italy, and Bayern Munich in Germany.

International career

Manieri is a member of the

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. As an Under-19 international she scored against

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in the 2004 U-19 World Championship, earning

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its only point in the competition. In July 2007 she played her first match for the senior team against

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. She was included in the call-up for the 2009 European Championship as a reserve and subsequently consolidated herself in the team throughout the 2011 World Cup qualifying.Statistics
in

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Honours and achievements

Club

;Torres CF *

: 2008, 2010, 2011 *

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: 2011 ; Bayern München *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16

References

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