Sergio Mendoza
Honduran football defender (born 1981)
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| Full name | Sergio Giovany Mendoza Escobar | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1981-05-23) 23 May 1981 (age 42) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Progreso, Honduras | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | USAC | ||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Real España | ||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Olimpia | ||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Motagua | 79 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2012–2017 | USAC | ||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | Honduras | 53 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2010 | |||||||||||
Sergio Giovany Mendoza Escobar (born 23 May 1981) is a Honduran football who plays as a defender.
Club career
Mendoza started his professional career at Real España and joined Olimpia in 2006.
Doping suspension and return
In January 2009 he was suspended for a year by FIFA for using a banned substance.[1] On his return Olimpia claimed him to be theirs because he did not fulfill his contract due to his suspension[2] but he signed for Motagua in October 2009[3] and he played there for 2 years until his recession on 12 May 2012.[4]
He joined compatriots Gilberto Yearwood and Milton Núñez in summer 2012 at newly promoted Guatemalan side USAC.[5]
International career
Mendoza made his debut for Honduras in a March 2002 friendly match against the USA and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played 2 games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[6] He also played at the 2003,[7] 2005[8] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
His final international was an October 2010 friendly match against New Zealand.[citation needed]
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | May 29, 2008 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Venezuela | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
See also
References
- ^ Fifa supendió a Sergio Mendoza por doping Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Sergio Mendoza se queda con el Motagua Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Sergio Mendoza ya es jugador de Motagua[permanent dead link]
- ^ Diez.hn – Sergio Mendoza se despide de Motagua – 12 May 2012
- ^ Dos hondureños menos en Guatemala - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Sergio Mendoza – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Sergio Mendoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- World Cup profile - FIFA
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Honduras squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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Honduras squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup | ||
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