Jesús Mendoza (footballer, born 1977)

Jesús Mendoza Aguirre (born 23 February 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back, currently a manager.

Jesús Mendoza
Mendoza (center) training with Xerez in 2009
Personal information
Full name Jesús Mendoza Aguirre
Date of birth (1977-02-23) 23 February 1977
Place of birth Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Roteña (manager)
Youth career
Jerez Industrial
Flamenco
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Cádiz B
1998–1999 Cádiz 0 (0)
1998–1999Portuense (loan)
1999–2013 Xerez 441 (12)
2013–2014 Sanluqueño 15 (2)
Total 456 (14)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Xerez
2015–2016 Trebujena
2016–2017 Jerez Industrial
2017–2018 Villamartín
2018–2019 Guadalcacín
2019– Roteña
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent the vast majority of his 18-year senior career with Xerez, competing in all three major levels of Spanish football and appearing in 459 competitive matches.[1] He started working as a manager in 2014, with the same club.

Playing career

Mendoza was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz. After starting professionally with lowly Racing Club Portuense, he moved in 1999 to hometown side Xerez CD. In seven of the following ten seasons he never appeared in less than 32 games, being instrumental in the Andalusians' promotions to the second division (2001) and La Liga (2009).[2]

In the 2009–10 campaign, Mendoza could only play 12 league matches as the team were immediately relegated from the topflight. He made his debut in the competition on 30 August 2009, in a 2–0 away loss against RCD Mallorca.[3]

In late 2010, the 33-year-old Mendoza renewed his contract with his main club for a further season, whilst accepting to take a pay cut.[4] On 3 July 2013, after dropping two tiers at once, he left the Estadio Municipal de Chapín and joined Atlético Sanluqueño CF of division three,[5] retiring in January of the following year.

Coaching career

Mendoza returned to former club Xerez on 7 July 2014, being appointed manager of the first team[6] after a spell with their youths when he was still an active player.[7]

References

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