Jorge Mendonça (footballer, born 1954) explained

Jorge Mendonça
Fullname:Jorge Pinto Mendonça
Position:Striker
Birth Date:June 6, 1954
Death Place:Campinas, Brazil
Years1:1971 - 1973
Years2:1973 - 1976
Years3:1976 - 1980
Years4:1980
Years5:1980 - 1982
Years6:1983 - 1985;1989
Years7:1985 - 1986
Years8:1986
Years9:1987 - 1989
Years10:1989 - 1991
Clubs1:Bangu
Clubs2:Náutico
Clubs3:Palmeiras
Clubs4:Vasco da Gama
Clubs5:Guarani
Clubs6:Ponte Preta
Clubs7:Cruzeiro
Clubs8:Rio Branco-ES
Clubs9:Colorado-PR
Clubs10:Lousano Paulista
Caps2:46
Goals2:24
Caps3:56
Goals3:30
Caps4:16
Goals4:8
Caps5:20
Goals5:13
Caps6:28
Goals6:8
Caps8:10
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:1978
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Jorge Pinto Mendonça (June 6, 1954  - February 17, 2006) was a Brazilian footballer during the 1970s and 1980s, playing in a striker role.

Career

Born in Silva Jardim, he scored 417 goals during his career (1972 - 1991). With Brazilian team he played 6 official games without scoring any goals (he was Zico reserve in 1978 FIFA World Cup). He won the São Paulo State Championship in 1976 and was the top goalscorer in the same tournament in 1981 - 38 goals by Guarani. After he retired he suffered of financial, healthy and familiar problems. However, in his last years, he directed a childcare project of Guarani. He died at Hospital Mário Gatti, in Campinas, at 51 years old from a heart attack in Campinas. Jorge Mendonça is buried in Cemitério das Acácias in Valinhos, city next to Campinas,São Paulo.

Awards

Náutico
Palmeiras
Guarani