Joel Mendes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 9 December 2024 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santa Felicidade-PR | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | Coritiba | ||
| 1970–1975 | Santos | ||
| 1972 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 1973 | → Coritiba (loan) | ||
| 1974 | → Vitória (loan) | ||
| 1975–1977 | Bahia | ||
| 1977–1979 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1979–1981 | Colorado-PR | ||
| 1980 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | ||
| 1982 | Operário-MS | ||
| 1983 | Nacional-SP | ||
| 1984 | Colorado-PR | ||
| 1984 | Paranavaí | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024 | |||
Joel Mendes (25 June 1946 – 9 December 2024) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Revealed by Coritiba in the late 1960s, Joel Mendes stood out for the elasticity and speed of his jumps, which earned him a move to Santos FC in 1970. He also had a notable spell at EC Vitória, where he was elected Bola de Prata for his performance in the 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1] In 1975 he had another spell at Santos, but moved to Bahia, where he was state champion in 1975, 1976 and 1977. After retiring from football in 1984, he became the owner of a bakery in Curitiba.[2][3][4][5]
Honours
[edit]- Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1968, 1969, 1973
- Torneio do Povo: 1973
- Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 1975, 1976, 1977
- Santa Cruz
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1978, 1979
- Individual
- Bola de Prata: 1974
Death
[edit]Joel Mendes died on 10 December 2024 in Curitiba, aged 78, as a result of a stroke.[4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bola de Prata Placar 1974". Placar (in Portuguese). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Joel Mendes (ex-goleiro do Santos e do Coxa)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
- ^ a b "Ídolo do Coritiba, goleiro Joel Mendes morre aos 78 anos". Um Dois Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Joel Mendes deixou Curitiba para ganhar o mundo". Tribuna PR (in Portuguese). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Joel Mendes, ex-goleiro de Coritiba, Santos e Vitória, morre aos 78 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 9 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Joel Mendes at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2024 deaths
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Santos FC players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
- Colorado Esporte Clube players
- Operário Futebol Clube (MS) players
- Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players
- Atlético Clube Paranavaí players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Footballers from Curitiba
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen