Silvio_Mendes_da_Paixão_Junior
Mendes (footballer, born 1976)
Brazilian footballer
Silvio Mendes da Paixão Junior (born 2 April 1976), simply known as Mendes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvio Mendes da Paixão Junior | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Catuense | ||
| 1997 | Galícia | ||
| 1998–2000 | Camaçari | ||
| 2000 | Heerenveen | ||
| 2001 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2002–2003 | Figueirense | ||
| 2004 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2004 | Náutico | ||
| 2005 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2005 | Guarani | ||
| 2005 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2006 | Vitória | ||
| 2007 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
| 2007 | Peñarol | ||
| 2008–2009 | Juventude | ||
| 2010 | Sertãozinho | ||
| 2010 | Bahia | ||
| 2011 | Paysandu | ||
| 2011 | Águia de Marabá | ||
| 2012 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| 2012 | Remo | ||
| 2013 | CSA | ||
| 2013 | Penedense | ||
| 2014 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2015 | Araxá | ||
| 2015 | Taboão da Serra | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024 | |||
Born in Salvador, Mendes started his career at Catuense. He also played for Galícia and Camaçari, where he was champion of the Copa da Bahia in 1999. He played in Dutch football at Heerenveen, and then at Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, where he was national champion. In 2002 and 2003 he was two-time state champion at Figueirense, and played for other intermediate clubs in Brazil until arriving at Peñarol in 2007, where he scored 11 goals in the 2006–07 Uruguayan Primera División. The following year, he played for Juventude and was one of the top scorers in that year's state championship.[1]
He also played for EC Bahia,[2] EC Novo Hamburgo, teams from the state of Pará,[3] CSA, Brasiliense, Araxá and Taboão da Serra, his last professional team.[4] After retiring, he works as a football commentator on radio and TV in the state of Bahia.
- Camaçari
- Taça Estado da Bahia: 1999
- Oriente Petrolero
- Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2002, 2003
- Individual
- 2008 Campeonato Gaúcho top scorer: 13 goals
- "Rio Grande do Sul State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Bahia acerta contratação de experiente artilheiro Mendes". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 5 April 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Atacante Mendes é anunciado como contratação do Clube do Remo". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "CSA apresenta o atacante Mendes e o volante Lucas Garcia no Mutange". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 7 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2024.