António Mendes (footballer)

António Mendes
Personal information
Full name	António da Silva Mendes
Date of birth	18 October 1939
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death	27 February 2019 (aged 79)
Place of death	Guimarães, Portugal
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1955–1956	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1962	Benfica
1962–1971	Vitória Guimarães
International career
	Portugal U21
1966	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António da Silva Mendes (18 October 1939 – 27 February 2019), nicknamed "Pé Canhão" (cannon foot) was a Portuguese footballer who played as forward.^[1]

Mendes gained one cap for Portugal against Sweden in Lisbon on 13 November 1966, in a 1–2 defeat.

Honours

Benfica^[1]

Primeira Liga: 1959–60, 1960–61
Taça de Portugal: 1958–59, 1960–61
Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Morreu Mendes, antigo jogador de Benfica e V. Guimarães" [Death of Mendes, former player of Benfica and V. Guimarães]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

External links

António Mendes at EU-Football.info
António Mendes at WorldFootball.net

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[maisfutebol-1] "Morreu Mendes, antigo jogador de Benfica e V. Guimarães" [Death of Mendes, former player of Benfica and V. Guimarães]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

[2] "Intercontinental Cup 1961". FIFA. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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