Mario Rubén Mendoza

Mario Rubén Mendoza
Mendoza in 1976
Personal information
Full name Mario Rubén Mendoza
Date of birth (1949-01-19) 19 January 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Unión de Santa Fe 48 (6)
1971–1972 Newell's Old Boys 40 (16)
1973 Independiente 24 (3)
1974–1975 Nîmes 9 (2)
1975–1977 San Lorenzo 86 (5)
1977 Atlético Nacional
Total 207 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Rubén Mendoza (born 19 January 1949) is an Argentine footballer. Nicknamed "Loco", he played for Independiente and San Lorenzo. He was a part of the winning squad for the 1973 Copa Libertadores as well as playing abroad in France for Nîmes in the 1974–75 French Division 1.

Career

Mendoza was born on 19 January 1949 at Santa Fe.[1] Following the rest of his family, he would begin his career in 1967 by playing for Unión de Santa Fe after being scouted by manager Miguel Ángel Converti [es] alongside Mario Nogara. Throughout the course of his career, he would score 6 goals over the course of 48 matches.[2] He then played for Newell's Old Boys in 1971 and 1972 where he would play alongside players such as Mario Zanabria, Carlos Fenoy, Ángel Silva and Santiago Santamaría under manager Juan Carlos Montes.[3] He would then play for Independiente where he was selected to play in the 1973 Copa Libertadores finals and be a part of the winning squad for the tournament.[4]

He would then travel abroad to France to play for Nîmes in nine matches and two goals in his brief tenure with the club.[2] He would then return to Argentina in 1975 to play for San Lorenzo until 1977.[5] His final overall season would be for Atlético Nacional in 1977 before retiring that same year.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jugador Mario Rubén Mendoza". Don Futbolisto (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "MARIO RUBÉN MENDOZA". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Antes de Diego y de Messi... estuvo el "Loco" Mendoza". El Litoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Pasaron décadas y Unión es el culpable de que se sigan viendo". El Litoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. ^ "MENDOZA, Mario". San Lorenzo Jugadores (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Mendoza, Mario Ruben" (PDF). Once Onze. Retrieved 6 January 2025.