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Nilton Mendes
Brazilian footballer
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.
Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976 – September 18, 2006) was a Brazilian professional footballer. He was born in Governador Valadares.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilton Pereira Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-01-07)January 7, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Governador Valadares, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | September 18, 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Karagandy, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Internacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 25 | (2) |
| 1999–2001 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 76 | (43) |
| 2002–2004 | Zhenis Astana | 71 | (20) |
| 2004 | Shakhter Karagandy | 16 | (6) |
| 2005 | Zhenis Astana | 26 | (7) |
| 2006 | Shakhter Karagandy | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 225 | (81) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Close
Mendes collapsed on the pitch during a training match for his club FC Shakhter Karagandy and died on the way to the hospital at Karagandy.[1]
Club
- Irtysh
- Kazakhstan Premier League winner (1): 1999.
- Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2000.
- Astana-1964
- Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2003.
- Kazakhstan Cup winner (2): 2002, 2005
- Kazakhstan Cup runner-up (1): 2001
Individual
- Kazakhstan Premier League top scorer: 2000 (21 goals).
- Kazakhstan Premier League best foreign player: 2002.
- МЫ остались без Мендеса…, Наш спорт, September 19, 2006
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