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Mendonça
Personal information
Full name Mílton da Cunha Mendonça
Date of birth (1956-05-23)23 May 1956
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 63)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1982 Botafogo 342 (118)
1983–1985 Portuguesa 111 (33)
1985–1987 Palmeiras 106 (19)
1987–1988 Santos 110 (28)
1989 Inter de Limeira
1990 Al Sadd
1990 Bangu
1991 Ponte Preta
1991 XV de Piracicaba
1991 São Bento
1991 Grêmio 4 (1)
1992 Inter de Santa Maria
1992–1993 Fortaleza
1993–1994 América de Natal
1994 CRAC
1995–1996 Barra Mansa
1997 Mesquita
International career
1983 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023

Mílton da Cunha Mendonça (23 May 1956 – 5 July 2019), better known as Mendonça, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

A midfielder with enormous skill, Mendonça stood out in practically every club he played at, especially at Botafogo where he is considered one of the main players in the club's history. He made more than 300 appearances for the club, and more than 100 appearances for Portuguesa, Palmeiras and Santos. He continued his career in the 90s, but at less prominent clubs, retiring in 1997.

Internacional career

Mendonça was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1983 Copa América and was runners-up.

Honours

Botafogo
  • Torneio Início Carioca: 1977

Death

Mendonça felt ill and suffered a fall at a train station in Rio de Janeiro. He was hospitalized for about 2 months and died of ceps. The player had had a problem with alcoholism throughout his life.

References

  1. Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
  2. "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Mendonça". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. "Que fim levou? Mendonça (Ex-meia do Botafogo-RJ e Portuguesa)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. "Morre Mendonça, ex-meia e ídolo alvinegro, após dois meses internado em estado grave". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. "Ídolo do Botafogo, Mendonça lutou contra o alcoolismo no fim da vida: "Sofreu muito"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. "Morre Mendonça, camisa 10 do Santos na década de 80". Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

External links

  • Mendonça at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Brazil squad – 1983 Copa América runners-up
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