Mendes (footballer, born 1976)
Brazilian footballer
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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 | 2 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Career
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 with Heerenveen before joining 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 Bahia,[2] Novo Hamburgo, teams from the state of Pará,[3] CSA, Brasiliense, Araxá and Taboão da Serra, his last professional team.[4] After retiring, he began working as a football commentator on radio and TV in the state of Bahia.
Honours
Camaçari
- Taça Estado da Bahia: 1999
Oriente Petrolero
Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2002, 2003
Individual
- 2004 Campeonato Goiano top scorer: 17 goals
- 2008 Campeonato Gaúcho top scorer: 13 goals