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| Full name | Mario Méndez Olagüe | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1979-06-01) June 1, 1979 (age 45) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right Back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | San Luis F.C. | |||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Atlas | 195 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Toluca | 71 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Monterrey | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Tigres UANL | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Vélez Sársfield | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Toluca | 68 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Atlas (Loan) | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Irapuato (loan) | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | San Luis | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2008 | Mexico | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Mario Méndez Olagüe (born June 1, 1979, in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican footballer, who specializing as a defender and midfielder while playing for San Luis.
Career
Mario Méndez started his career with Club Atlas in the year 1998, in the golden age that included many (at the time, promising) players like Rafael Márquez, Daniel Osorno, Juan Pablo Rodriguez and Miguel Zepeda. With Atlas he got a sub-championship in the year of 1999 having been a vital part in the defense. He stayed with this club until 2004. In 2004 Mario Mendéz was bought by Deportivo Toluca F.C., where he was an important player in the squad playing 49 games and scoring one goal.
Later on Méndez was sent to Monterrey to play for the Rayados of Monterrey. Unfortunately he did not have much time on the field as he was on the Mexico national team (Template:Lang-es) in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. Later that year he was transferred to Tigres on May 29, 2006. He previously played for Tigres arch-rival Rayados of Monterrey, but was playing there only on loan, and was signed with Club Toluca who negotiated the transference with Tigres.
He was called up to the Mexico national team to participate in the 2006 World Cup. He started for Mexico's first two games against Iran national team, Angola national team and later, in the Elimination Round of 16 against Argentina national team. In the game against Iran he made an assist in the goal of Zihna. Although he has been criticized for his occasional careless plays and team work abilities on the national team, he continues to be one of Mexico's important talented players.
During the Winter Transfer period, Ricardo Lavolpe, headcoach of the Argentinen Vélez Sársfield, called on the talents of Mario Méndez for Vélez Sársfield
After Lavolpe's resignation as coach Mendez returned to Mexico, joining Club Toluca.
During the Hugo Sanchez era, Mendez was not called up for the Mexican team. Méndez returned to the team under the new manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. He appeared in the September 2008 friendly match against Chile national team (a 1-0 defeat), coming on as a substitute for Jaime Correa Córdoba. He now plays for CD Irapuato as of June 12, 2011 after being transferred from Club Toluca.
Honours
Toluca
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | January 19, 2000 | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico |  Romania |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
External links
- Mario Méndez at Esmas.com (in Spanish)
- Football Database.com provides Mario Méndez's profile and stats
- Mario Méndez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico international footballers
- Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Liga MX players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlas footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Tigres UANL footballers
- Irapuato FC footballers
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- Mexican expatriates in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers