Nilton Mendes
Brazilian footballer
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Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976 – September 18, 2006) was a Brazilian professional footballer. He was born in Governador Valadares.
Full name
Nilton Pereira Mendes
Date of birth
January 7, 1976
Place of birth
Governador Valadares, Brazil
Date of death
September 18, 2006 (aged 30)
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Mendes with FC Zhenis | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilton Pereira Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | January 7, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Governador Valadares, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | September 18, 2006 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Karagandy, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | 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
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
Club
- Irtysh
- Kazakhstan Premier League winner (1): 1999.
- Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2000.
- Astana-1964
- Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2003.
- Kazakhstan Cup winner (2): 2002, 2005
- Kazakhstan Cup runner-up (1): 2001
Individual
- Kazakhstan Premier League top scorer: 2000 (21 goals).
- Kazakhstan Premier League best foreign player: 2002.
