Víctor René Mendieta (footballer, born 1961)

Víctor René Mendieta
Personal information
Full name Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo
Date of birth (1961-06-16) June 16, 1961 (age 63)
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
International career‡
1980–2000 Panama 80 (11)
Managerial career
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
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendieta and the second or maternal family name is Ocampo.

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]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 October 1980 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–4 4–1 1981 CONCACAF Championship
2 24 March 1984 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica 1–0 1–1 Friendly match
3 29 May 1984 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–2 2–1 Friendly match
4 17 July 1988 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–0 1–1 1989 CONCACAF Championship
5 16 August 1992 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
6 23 August 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–5 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
7 17 July 1993 Cotton Bowl (stadium), Dallas, United States  Jamaica 1–0 1–1 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8 9 June 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Belize 4–1 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
9 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Honduras 1–0 2–1 Friendly match
10 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Honduras 2–0 2–1 Friendly match
11 15 December 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Cuba 1–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

References

  1. ^ Un hombre que sí le ha ganado a Costa Rica Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  2. ^ René Mendieta se retira como máximo goleador de temporada - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Mendieta y Brown reforzarán delantera del Alianza en primera división[permanent dead link‍] - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Mendieta se retira - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Mendieta también figura entre los 297 goleadores históricos - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Mendieta: "No vuelvo a la selección" - Crítica (in Spanish)
  7. ^ [1] (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Victor René Mendieta, el hombre record de la Sele Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  9. ^ a b Víctor René Mendieta – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. ^ Panamá tendrá a Mendieta como técnico interino amistoso con Perú - Terra (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Mendieta será técnico del Alianza F.C. - La Estrella (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Panamá: Víctor René Mendieta, nuevo técnico del CAI - Diez (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Víctor René Mendieta no seguirá al frente del CAI - Crítica (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Me gustaría volver a la "sele", Mendieta hijo - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Víctor René Mendieta - International Appearances