Luis Mendoza (footballer, born 1945)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alfredo Mendoza Benedetto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 2024 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Venezuela | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Deportivo Italia | |||
| Deportivo Galicia | |||
| Portuguesa | |||
| Deportivo Galicia | |||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1979 | Venezuela | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982 | Mineros de Guayana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Alfredo Mendoza Benedetto (21 June 1945 – 29 April 2024) was a Venezuelan footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 15 matches for the Venezuela national team from 1967 to 1979.[1] He was also part of Venezuela's squad for the 1967 South American Championship.[2] Mendoza died on 29 April 2024, at the age of 78.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Luis Mendoza Benedetto". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ García, Daniel (29 April 2024). "Falleció "Mendocita", leyenda del fútbol venezolano". Noticia al dia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Luis Mendoza at Soccerway.com
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- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Footballers from Caracas
- Men's association football midfielders
- Venezuela men's international footballers
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- Portuguesa F.C. players
- Venezuelan football managers
- Mineros de Guayana managers
- 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen
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