| Manuel Mendoza | |
| Fullname: | Ramón Manuel Mendoza Intriago |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1976 |
| Birth Place: | El Empalme, Ecuador |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1996 - 2001 |
| Clubs1: | Emelec |
| Years2: | 2001 - 2002 |
| Clubs2: | Deportivo Cuenca |
| Years3: | 2002 - 2003 |
| Clubs3: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2003 - 2005 |
| Clubs4: | Deportivo Cuenca |
| Years5: | 2005 |
| Clubs5: | LDU Portoviejo |
| Years6: | 2006 |
| Clubs6: | Aucas |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2007 |
| Clubs7: | Deportivo Quito |
| Caps7: | 27 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2008 |
| Clubs8: | Deportivo Azogues |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2009 |
| Clubs9: | Olmedo |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | December 23, 2009 |
Manuel Mendoza (born October 10, 1976) is an Ecuadorian football defender.[1]
In the 2002-03 season, Mendoza played for the Bulgarian side Levski Sofia, with whom he won the Bulgarian Cup.
Although not scoring a single goal in the Premier League, Mendoza scored in the last minute against the arch-rivals CSKA Sofia in the semi-final of the Bulgarian Cup, giving Levski a 1-0 win and entering Levski's folklore forever. Mendoza is the first Ecuadorian player in Bulgarian football.
After the end of the season, he returned to Deportivo Cuenca[2] and became a champion of Ecuador in 2004.
In Ecuador, Mendoza played also for LDU Portoviejo, SD Aucas, Deportivo Quito, Deportivo Azogues and CD Olmedo.