Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976 – September 18, 2006) was a Brazilian professional footballer. He was born in Governador Valadares.

Nilton Mendes
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

Death

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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]

Honours

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Club

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Irtysh
Astana-1964

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ МЫ остались без Мендеса… Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Наш спорт, September 19, 2006


  NODES
Association 1
INTERN 1
Note 1