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Not to be confused with Fernando Mendes (footballer, born 1966).

Fernando Mamede Mendes (15 July 1937 – 31 March 2016) was a Portuguese football midfielder and manager.

Playing career

Mendes was born in Seia, Guarda District. During his professional career, which lasted 13 seasons, he played almost exclusively for Sporting CP, also starting and finishing his football development at the Lisbon side. He appeared in 233 matches during his spell, including friendlies.

Mendes earned 21 caps for Portugal in six years, but did not attend any major international tournament.[1] On 25 April 1965, he broke his leg in the early minutes of the away fixture against Czechoslovakia for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, as the national team eventually won 1–0 thanks to Eusébio with ten players (no substitutions were allowed then).[2]

Coaching career

Mendes never fully recovered from that situation, and retired four years later at 31. In 24 Primeira Liga games over three separate seasons, he served as interim manager at his main club (the last in late 2000–early 2001), winning nine, drawing nine and losing six; with the Lions, he also worked as an assistant coach and extensively with the youth teams.[3]

Death

Mendes died on 31 March 2016 at the Hospital Pulido Valente in Lisbon, after a long illness. He was 78 years old.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ Travassos, Nuno (6 January 2014). "Dez golos que explicam o fenómeno" [Ten goals that explain the phenomenon] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Treinadores no futebol e títulos conquistados" [Coaches in football and titles won]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Faleceu Fernando Mendes" [Fernando Mendes has died] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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