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Grigori Méndez
Colombian footballer and manager (born 1972)
Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados (born 30 December 1972) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Santa Fe | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Academia (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Academia (interim) | ||
| 2010 | Academia (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2021 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Santa Fe (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Santa Fe | ||
| 2022 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
| 2022 | Santa Fe (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Jaguares de Córdoba | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Méndez was born in Bogotá, and played for Independiente Santa Fe before moving to the United States in 2000 to work as a women's coach. He subsequently worked in Argentina with Quilmes before returning to his home country to work at Academia.[1]
In 2010, Méndez returned to Santa Fe to work as a youth coach.[2] He was also an assistant manager of the main squad in 2019, when Gerardo Bedoya was a manager.[3]
On 23 August 2021, Méndez was named manager of Santa Fe's main squad, replacing Harold Rivera.[4] He remained in the position until the end of the season when he was recalled to the club's under-20 squad,[5] but was appointed as interim manager of the first squad shortly after the dismissal of manager Martín Cardetti in late April 2022.[6]
On 27 May 2022, Méndez was announced as manager of Jaguares de Córdoba.[7] On 13 September, Jaguares announced his resignation from the position.[8]
- "Grigori Giovanni Méndez" (in Spanish). DXT Capital. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- "Cara a cara: Alejandro Restrepo vs. Grigori Méndez" [Face to face: Alejandro Restrepo vs. Grigori Méndez] (in Spanish). Vavel. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- "Grigori Méndez: 'Antes que presión, tengo confianza y convicción'" [Grigori Méndez: 'Before feeling pressure, I have confidence and conviction'] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- "[Comunicado Oficial] Nuevo Cuerpo Técnico" [[Official announcement] New technical staff] (in Spanish). Independiente Santa Fe. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- "Santa Fe ya tomó una decisión sobre el futuro de Grigori Méndez" [Santa Fe already made a decision on Grigori Méndez's future] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Eduardo Méndez: "Para evitar cualquier violación a la norma, inscribimos al profesor Grigori Méndez"" [Eduardo Méndez: "To avoid any breach of rules, we registered professor Grigori Méndez"] (in Spanish). ESPN. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Grigori Méndez es el nuevo entrenador de Jaguares de Córdoba" [Grigori Méndez is the new manager of Jaguares de Córdoba] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- "Cambio de entrenador en Jaguares: Grigori Méndez no va más y su reemplazo será Alexis Márquez" [Change of manager in Jaguares: Grigori Méndez is no more and his replacement will be Alexis Márquez] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- Grigori Méndez coach profile at Soccerway