Armando Méndez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Alcorta.
Armando Méndez
Personal information
Full name Armando Jesús Méndez Alcorta
Date of birth (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Rodríguez, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Newell's Old Boys
Number 14
Youth career
Peñarol
River Plate[3]
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Nacional 64 (3)
2018–2019 → Fénix (loan) 23 (0)
2022– Newell's Old Boys 71 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Armando Jesús “Chiri” Méndez Alcorta (born 31 March 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Newell's Old Boys.

Career

In 2019, Méndez returned from Fenix to Nacional, where he became known as "Hulk" to his teammates due to his intense weight training and protein diet, which included eating ten eggs a day.[4] He attributed his quick jump to the Nacional first team to his weight training.[5]

On 7 January 2022, Méndez joined Argentine club Newell's Old Boys on a deal until the end of 2024.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Armando Méndez" (in Spanish). Newell's Old Boys. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ Armando Méndez at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Armando Méndez: "Me gusta darme de frente contra los rivales", elpais.com.uy, 17 September 2019
  4. ^ Este artículo lo puede ver en este link: Armando Méndez, el lateral de Nacional que come 10 huevos por día elobservador.com.uy
  5. ^ Armando Méndez y su historia con Los Céspedes: como en casa ovaciondigital.com.uy
  6. ^ Uruguyan defender Armando Méndez joins Newell’s, newellscarajo.com, 7 January 2022


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