Andrés Mendoza (Peruvian footballer) explained

Andrés Mendoza
Full Name:Andrés Augusto Mendoza Acevedo
Birth Date:26 April 1978
Birth Place:Chincha Alta, Peru
Height:1.88 m
Position:Forward
Years1:1996–1999
Clubs1:Sporting Cristal
Caps1:100
Goals1:31
Years2:2000–2004
Clubs2:Club Brugge
Caps2:129
Goals2:54
Years3:2004–2007
Clubs3:Metalurh Donetsk
Caps3:51
Goals3:22
Years4:2005
Clubs4:Marseille (loan)
Caps4:11
Goals4:1
Years5:2006
Clubs5:Dynamo Moscow (loan)
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Years6:2008
Clubs6:Steaua București
Caps6:15
Goals6:2
Years7:2008–2009
Clubs7:Morelia
Caps7:27
Goals7:13
Years8:2009–2010
Clubs8:Diyarbakırspor
Caps8:15
Goals8:5
Years9:2010–2011
Clubs9:Columbus Crew
Caps9:37
Goals9:15
Years10:2011–2012
Clubs10:Atlante
Caps10:11
Goals10:2
Years11:2013
Clubs11:Pacífico
Caps11:27
Goals11:4
Years12:2014
Clubs12:Alianza Universidad
Caps12:6
Goals12:0
Totalcaps:432
Totalgoals:149
Nationalyears1:1999–2007
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:44
Nationalgoals1:7

Andrés Augusto Mendoza Acevedo (born 26 April 1978), known as Andrés Mendoza, is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Mendoza was born in Chincha Alta. He started playing professionally with Sporting Cristal, which he helped become national champion in his first season.

Subsequently, he represented a myriad of teams, in Belgium, Ukraine, Russia, Romania and France. He had a steady period with Club Brugge, helping it win the 2002 Belgian Cup, with a hat-trick in a 3–1 one win over Excelsior Mouscron,[1] while also netting the game's only in a 1–0 success at AC Milan, in the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League.

In 2004, Mendoza signed with Metalurh Donetsk,[2] which loaned him twice during his link. After his release, he moved countries again in 2008: after a short spell with Steaua Bucureşti, he joined Monarcas Morelia in Mexico, being the second best goalscorer in the league's Apertura 2008, with 10 goals in 16 games.

In 2010, Mendoza signed with Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer as a Designated Player.[3] He was released by the club at the end of the 2011 season.[4]

International career

Mendoza made his debut with Peru in 1999, becoming a regular fixture in the following years. He represented the nation at two Copa América tournaments: 2004 and 2007, totalling seven scoreless appearances.

After a failed campaign to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was called by national coach Julio César Uribe for a two-friendly match squad against Ecuador, in June 2007. He was used as a substitute the first game against their northern neighbors (win), and started in the second (2–0 loss).

On 7 December 2007, Mendoza was one in a group of internationals that were found guilty of having introduced women and alcohol into the national squad's hotel two days before Peru's away drubbing at the hands of Ecuador (5–1, in which he scored), being subsequently banned for one and a half years from representing Peru.[5] Months later he was the only one who did not get his suspension eliminated after all the other player's suspensions were reduced.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.[6]

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 February 1999 align=center 1–0 align=center 1–2 Friendly
2. 17 February 1999 align=center 2–0 align=center 2–1 Friendly
3. 27 March 2001 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru align=center 2–1 align=center 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 11 June 2003 align=center 2–1 align=center 2–2 Friendly
5. 6 September 2003 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru align=center 4–1 align=center 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 9 September 2003 align=center 1–1 align=center 1–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 21 November 2007 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador align=center 1–5 align=center 1–5 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 11 April 2010

Honours

Sporting Cristal

1996

1998

Club Brugge

2002–03

2001–02, 2003–04

2002, 2003

2000, 2001, 2004

Marseille

2005[7]

Monarcas Morelia

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=23372.html Mendoza the hero for Brugge
  2. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=214000.html Mendoza heads to Metalurh
  3. Web site: Crew sign Peruvian Forward Andres Mendoza . MLS . 3 September 2010 . 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Mendoza heads the list of roster casualties in Columbus . Craig Merz . MLS . 29 November 2011 . 1 January 2018.
  5. http://uk.reuters.com/article/footballNews/idUKL288657720080328 Peru ban Farfán and Pizarro for 18 months
  6. Web site: Mendoza, Andrés . National Football Teams . 26 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Marseille 5-1 Deportivo (Aggregate: 5 – 3). https://web.archive.org/web/20060531214209/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=2188/Match=81581/Report=LU.html . dead . 31 May 2006 . uefa.com . 14 June 2020.