Grigori Méndez
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Colombian footballer and manager (born 1972)
Full name
Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados
Date of birth
(1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth
Bogotá, Colombia
Position(s)
Defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Fe (interim manager) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2023–2025 | Barranquilla (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Barranquilla | ||
| 2025– | Santa Fe (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados (born 30 December 1972) is a Colombian football manager and former footballer who played as a defender. He is the current interim manager of Independiente Santa Fe.
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]
On 22 November 2022, Méndez joined Categoría Primera B club Barranquilla as an assistant to Nelson Flórez.[9] He was part of Flórez's coaching staff at Barranquilla until 28 March 2025, when the club announced the coach's departure and subsequently promoted Méndez to head coach.[10] Méndez left Barranquilla on 23 July 2025.[11]
Méndez returned to Santa Fe as an interim manager along with Francisco López on 24 September 2025, following the resignation of Jorge Bava.[12]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "¡De la nevera, al nivel del mar! Nelson 'Rolo' Flórez es nuevo entrenador de Barranquilla FC" [From the fridge, to sea level! Nelson Rolo Flórez is Barranquilla FC's new coach] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Nelson Flórez no es más el entrenador del Barranquilla FC" [Nelson Flórez is no longer the coach of Barranquilla FC] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Dayron Pérez, nuevo timonel del Barranquilla FC" [Dayron Pérez, new Barranquilla FC helmsman] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Santa Fe confirma el futuro de Jorge Bava tras victoria contra Medellín" [Santa Fe confirms Jorge Bava's future after victory against Medellín] (in Spanish). Blu Radio. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
External links
- Grigori Méndez coach profile at Soccerway (archived)
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