Mario Méndez started his career with Club Atlas in the year 1998, in the golden age that included many (at the time, promising) players like Rafael Márquez, Daniel Osorno, Juan Pablo Rodriguez and Miguel Zepeda. With Atlas he got a sub-championship in the year of 1999 having been a vital part in the defense. He stayed with this club until 2004. In 2004 Mario Mendéz was bought by Deportivo Toluca F.C., where he was an important player in the squad playing 49 games and scoring one goal.
Later on Méndez was sent to Monterrey to play for the Rayados of Monterrey. Unfortunately, he did not have much time on the field as he was on the Mexico national team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de México) in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. Later that year he was transferred to Tigres on 29 May 2006. He previously played for Tigres arch-rival Rayados of Monterrey, but was playing there only on loan, and was signed with Club Toluca who negotiated the transference with Tigres.
He was called up to the Mexico national team to participate in 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.
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 Sven-Göran Eriksson. He appeared in the September 2008 friendly match against Chile (a 1-0 defeat), coming on as a substitute for Jaime Correa Córdoba. He was loaned out to CD Irapuato on 12 June 2011 after being transferred from Club Toluca. He retired in 2013.
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March 06, 2023
mario, méndez, mexican, footballer, mario, méndez, olagüe, born, june, 1979, mexican, former, professional, footballer, played, right, back, mario, méndezpersonal, informationfull, namemario, méndez, olagüe, date, birth, 1979, june, 1979, place, birthguadalaja. Mario Mendez Olague born 1 June 1979 is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right back Mario MendezPersonal informationFull nameMario Mendez Olague 1 Date of birth 1979 06 01 1 June 1979 age 43 Place of birthGuadalajara Jalisco MexicoHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Position s Right backSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1998 2003Atlas195 11 2004 2005Toluca71 2 2006Monterrey10 0 2006Tigres UANL15 0 2007 2008Velez Sarsfield29 0 2008 2012Toluca68 4 2009 2010 Atlas loan 26 0 2011 2012 Irapuato loan 25 0 2013San Luis1 0 International career 2000 2008Mexico37 1 Honours Representing MexicoCONCACAF Gold CupWinner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 1 October 2012 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2011 Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 3 Career Statistics 3 1 International goals 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditMario Mendez started his career with Club Atlas in the year 1998 in the golden age that included many at the time promising players like Rafael Marquez Daniel Osorno Juan Pablo Rodriguez and Miguel Zepeda With Atlas he got a sub championship in the year of 1999 having been a vital part in the defense He stayed with this club until 2004 In 2004 Mario Mendez was bought by Deportivo Toluca F C where he was an important player in the squad playing 49 games and scoring one goal Later on Mendez was sent to Monterrey to play for the Rayados of Monterrey Unfortunately he did not have much time on the field as he was on the Mexico national team Spanish Seleccion de futbol de Mexico in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Later that year he was transferred to Tigres on 29 May 2006 He previously played for Tigres arch rival Rayados of Monterrey but was playing there only on loan and was signed with Club Toluca who negotiated the transference with Tigres He was called up to the Mexico national team to participate in 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 Ricardo Lavolpe head coach of the Argentinen Velez Sarsfield called on the talents of Mario Mendez for Velez SarsfieldAfter Lavolpe s resignation as coach Mendez returned to Mexico joining Club Toluca During the Hugo Sanchez era Mendez was not called up for Mexico Mendez returned to the team under the new manager Sven Goran Eriksson He appeared in the September 2008 friendly match against Chile a 1 0 defeat coming on as a substitute for Jaime Correa Cordoba He was loaned out to CD Irapuato on 12 June 2011 after being transferred from Club Toluca He retired in 2013 Honours EditToluca Mexican Primera Division Apertura 2008Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003Career Statistics EditInternational goals Edit Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 January 19 2000 Estadio Tecnologico Monterrey Mexico Romania 2 1 3 1 FriendlyReferences Edit 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 EditMario Mendez at Esmas com in Spanish Football Database com provides Mario Mendez s profile and stats Mario Mendez Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo com archive in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Mendez Mexican footballer amp oldid 1110192389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
