Gustavo Méndez
Uruguayan footballer (born 1971)
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Gustavo Emilio Méndez Techera (born 3 February 1971) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender. He played for several clubs, including Nacional (Uruguay), Vicenza Calcio (Italy) and Torino FC (Italy). Whilst at Vicenza he won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia.[1] For the Uruguay national football team Méndez was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Full name
Gustavo Emilio Méndez Techera
Date of birth
3 February 1971
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gustavo Emilio Méndez Techera | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1971 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1995 | Nacional | 68 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Vicenza | 98 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Torino | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Nacional | 62 | (5) | |||||||||||
| Total | 258 | (13) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Uruguay | 45 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Honours
- Vicenza[1]
