Mario Méndez (Mexican footballer)
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Full name | Mario Méndez Olagüe[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 June 1979 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1998–2003 | Atlas | 195 | (11) | |||||||||||
2004–2005 | Toluca | 71 | (2) | |||||||||||
2006 | Monterrey | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
2006 | Tigres UANL | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
2007–2008 |
Vélez Sársfield | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||
2008–2012 | Toluca | 68 | (4) | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | → Atlas (loan) | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Irapuato (loan) | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||
2013 |
San Luis | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2000–2008 | Mexico | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2011 |
Mario Méndez Olagüe (born 1 June 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Career
Mario Méndez started his career with
Méndez would be sent to
He was called up to the Mexico national team at the 2006 World Cup. He started for Mexico's first two games against Iran, Angola and later, in the Elimination Round of 16 against Argentina. In the game against Iran he made an assist in the goal of Zihna. Although he had been criticized for his occasional careless plays and teamwork abilities on the national team, he continuesd to be one of Mexico's important talented players.
During the Winter Transfer period,
After Lavolpe's resignation as coach Mendez returned to Mexico, joining Club Toluca.
During the Hugo Sanchez era, Mendez was not called up for Mexico. Méndez returned to the team under the new manager
Honours
Toluca
Mexico
Individual
- Liga MX Best Rookie: Invierno 1998
- Liga MX Best Full-back: Clausura 2009
Career statistics
International goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | January 19, 2000 | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico | Romania | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
External links
- Mario Méndez at Esmas.com (in Spanish)
- Football Database.com provides Mario Méndez's profile and stats
- Mario Méndez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)