Manuel Mendoza (footballer, born 1976)

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Manuel Mendoza
Personal information
Full name Ramón Manuel Mendoza Intriago
Date of birth (1976-10-10) October 10, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth El Empalme, Ecuador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001
Emelec
2001–2002
Deportivo Cuenca
2002–2003 Levski Sofia 8 (0)
2003–2005
Deportivo Cuenca
2005
LDU Portoviejo
2006
Aucas
12 (0)
2007
Deportivo Quito
27 (0)
2008 Deportivo Azogues 15 (1)
2009
Olmedo
15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 23, 2009

Manuel Mendoza (born October 10, 1976) is an Ecuadorian football defender.[1]

Club career

In the 2002-03 season, Mendoza played for the Bulgarian side Levski Sofia, with whom he won the Bulgarian Cup.

Although not scoring a single goal in the Premier League, Mendoza scored in the last minute against the arch-rivals

CSKA Sofia
in the semi-final of the Bulgarian Cup, giving Levski a 1-0 win and entering Levski's folklore forever. Mendoza is the first Ecuadorian player in Bulgarian football.

After the end of the season, he returned to

Deportivo Cuenca[2] and became a champion of Ecuador in 2004
.

In Ecuador, Mendoza played also for

CD Olmedo
.

Club playing honours

Levski Sofia
  • 2003
Deportivo Cuenca

References

  1. ^ "Ramón Manuel Mendoza Facts". espn.go.com.
  2. ^ "Mendoza Leaves Bulgarian Football Club, Back to Ecuador". Novinite. Retrieved 2 June 2003.

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