Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976 – September 18, 2006) was a Brazilian professional footballer. He was born in Governador Valadares.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nilton Pereira Mendes | ||
Date of birth | January 7, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Governador Valadares, Brazil | ||
Date of death | September 18, 2006 | (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 |
Death
editMendes 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]
Honours
editClub
edit- 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
edit- Kazakhstan Premier League top scorer: 2000 (21 goals).
- Kazakhstan Premier League best foreign player: 2002.
References
edit- ^ МЫ остались без Мендеса… Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Наш спорт, September 19, 2006