Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo (born 16 June 1961 in Panama City is a retired Panamanian football forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo | ||
Date of birth | (1961-06-16) June 16, 1961 (age 61) | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1983 | Plaza Amador | ||
1983–1986 | Tauro | ||
1986–1987 | Cojutepeque | ||
1988–1991 | UA Tamaulipas | 127 | (41) |
1992–1993 | Universidad Guadalajara | 30 | (7) |
1993–1995 | Tampico Madero | 32 | (11) |
1995–1996 | UA Tamaulipas | ||
1995 | Green Cross | 3 | (0) |
1997 | Real España | ||
1998–1999 | Tauro | ||
1999–2000 | Plaza Amador | (15) | |
2000–2001 | Alianza | ||
National team‡ | |||
1980–2000 | Panama | 80 | (11) |
Teams managed | |||
2004–2005 | Panama U-20 | ||
2006 | Panama | ||
2009 | Alianza | ||
2010–2011 | Chepo | ||
2014 | CA Independiente | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015 |
Mendieta played for local sides Plaza Amador, Sporting'89 and Tauro.[1] He also had spells abroad in El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras and, most notably, in Mexico during the 1994-95 season.
He announced his retirement in January 2000 after scoring 15 goals for Plaza Amador,[2] but returned to play for Alianza[3] and eventually retired in November 2001 after playing for Alianza against San Francisco, aged 40.[4] According to the IFFHS, Mendieta scored 222 goals in 375 matches between 1978 and 1997.[5]
Mendieta made his debut for Panama in an October 1980 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador[6] and has played 80 times [7] for the national team including unofficial matches[8] during the 1980s and early 1990s. He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
His final international was a September 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.
Mendieta managed the Panama national under-20 football team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands[9] and he was named interim coach of the senior squad in 2006.[11]
In 2009, he took charge of his former club Alianza[12] and in May 2014 he was appointed manager of Independiente de La Chorrera,[13] but was dismissed in October 2014.[14]
Mendieta is the father of former Panamanian international footballer Víctor René Mendieta.[15]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 October 1980 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1981 CONCACAF Championship |
2 | 24 March 1984 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
3 | 29 May 1984 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
4 | 17 July 1988 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1989 CONCACAF Championship |
5 | 16 August 1992 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) |
6 | 23 August 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica | ![]() | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) |
7 | 17 July 1993 | Cotton Bowl (stadium), Dallas, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
8 | 9 June 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) |
9 | 7 August 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
10 | 7 August 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
11 | 15 December 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) |
Panama squad – 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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