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Manuel Mendoza (footballer, born 1976)
Ecuadorian footballer
Manuel Mendoza (born October 10, 1976) is an Ecuadorian football defender.[1]
| 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 | |||
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 LDU Portoviejo, SD Aucas, Deportivo Quito, Deportivo Azogues and CD Olmedo.
- "Ramón Manuel Mendoza Facts". espn.go.com.
- "Mendoza Leaves Bulgarian Football Club, Back to Ecuador". Novinite. Retrieved 2 June 2003.
- Manuel Mendoza at WorldFootball.net
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