Mendes (footballer, born 1976)

Silvio Mendes da Paixão Junior (born 2 April 1976), simply known as Mendes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Mendes
Personal information
Full name Silvio Mendes da Paixão Junior
Date of birth (1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Catuense
1997 Galícia
1998–2000 Camaçari
2000 Heerenveen
2001 Oriente Petrolero
2002–2003 Figueirense
2004 Vila Nova
2004 Náutico
2005 Mogi Mirim
2005 Guarani
2005 Portuguesa
2006 Vitória
2007 Portuguesa Santista
2007 Peñarol
2008–2009 Juventude
2010 Sertãozinho
2010 Bahia
2011 Paysandu
2011 Águia de Marabá
2012 Novo Hamburgo
2012 Remo
2013 CSA
2013 Penedense
2014 Brasiliense
2015 Araxá
2015 Taboão da Serra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024

Career

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Born in Salvador, Mendes started his career at Catuense. He also played for Galícia and Camaçari, where he was champion of the Copa da Bahia in 1999. He played in Dutch football at Heerenveen, and then at Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, where he was national champion. In 2002 and 2003 he was two-time state champion at Figueirense, and played for other intermediate clubs in Brazil until arriving at Peñarol in 2007, where he scored 11 goals in the 2006–07 Uruguayan Primera División. The following year, he played for Juventude and was one of the top scorers in that year's state championship.[1]

He also played for EC Bahia,[2] EC Novo Hamburgo, teams from the state of Pará,[3] CSA, Brasiliense, Araxá and Taboão da Serra, his last professional team.[4] After retiring, he works as a football commentator on radio and TV in the state of Bahia.

Honours

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Camaçari
Oriente Petrolero
Figueirense
Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Bahia acerta contratação de experiente artilheiro Mendes". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 5 April 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Atacante Mendes é anunciado como contratação do Clube do Remo". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "CSA apresenta o atacante Mendes e o volante Lucas Garcia no Mutange". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 7 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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  • Mendes at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  • Mendes at Soccerway