Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo (born 16 June 1961 in Panama City is a retired Panamanian football forward.
Club career
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]
International career
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.
Managerial career
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]
Personal life
Mendieta is the father of former Panamanian international footballer Víctor René Mendieta.[15]
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[16]
References
- ^ Un hombre que sí le ha ganado a Costa Rica - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
- ^ René Mendieta se retira como máximo goleador de temporada - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Mendieta y Brown reforzarán delantera del Alianza en primera división[permanent dead link] - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Mendieta se retira - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Mendieta también figura entre los 297 goleadores históricos - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Mendieta: "No vuelvo a la selección" - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ [1] (in Spanish)
- ^ Victor René Mendieta, el hombre record de la Sele - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Víctor René Mendieta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Panamá tendrá a Mendieta como técnico interino amistoso con Perú - Terra (in Spanish)
- ^ Mendieta será técnico del Alianza F.C. - La Estrella (in Spanish)
- ^ Panamá: Víctor René Mendieta, nuevo técnico del CAI - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Víctor René Mendieta no seguirá al frente del CAI - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Me gustaría volver a la "sele", Mendieta hijo - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Víctor René Mendieta - International Appearances
External links
- Víctor René Mendieta at National-Football-Teams.com
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