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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Mario Omar Méndez . Club Nacional de Football . 26 March 2023.
- Web site: Mario Méndez . National Football Teams . 13 June 2021.
- Web site: Uruguay squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup . FIFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20071017114515/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/teams/team=43930.html . 17 October 2007 .
- Web site: South American Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament) . RSSSF . 13 June 2021.
- 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.