Mario Méndez (Uruguayan footballer) explained

Mario Méndez
Fullname:	Mario Omar Méndez
Birth Date:	11 May 1938
Death Place:	Uruguay
Position:	Defender
Nationalteam1:	Uruguay
Nationalyears1:	1959–1968
Nationalcaps1:	23
Nationalgoals1:	3

Mario Omar Méndez^[1] (11 May 1938 – 1 July 2020) was an Uruguayan footballer. He played in 23 matches for the Uruguay national football team from 1959 and 1968.^[2] He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.^[3] He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1959 South American Championship that took place in Ecuador.^[4]

Méndez died in Uruguay on 1 July 2020, at the age of 82.^[5]

External links

• • • Profile at ASOCIACIÓN URUGUAYA DE FÚTBOL

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mario Omar Méndez . Club Nacional de Football . 26 March 2023.
2. Web site: Mario Méndez . National Football Teams . 13 June 2021.
3. Web site: Uruguay squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup . FIFA.
4. Web site: South American Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament) . RSSSF . 13 June 2021.
5. Web site: El Rojiblanco lamenta la muerte del uruguayo Mario Omar Méndez, quien falleció el 1 de julio en su país. . Estudiantes de Mérida FC on Facebook . 26 March 2023.