Mario Méndez (Uruguayan footballer)

Mario Omar Méndez[1] (11 May 1938 – 1 July 2020) was an Uruguayan footballer. He played in 23 matches for the Uruguay national football team from 1959 and 1968.[2] He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[3] He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1959 South American Championship that took place in Ecuador.[4]

Mario Méndez
Personal information
Full name Mario Omar Méndez
Date of birth (1938-05-11)11 May 1938
Date of death 1 July 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 82)
Place of death Uruguay
Position(s) Defender
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1968 Uruguay 23 (3)

Méndez died in Uruguay on 1 July 2020, at the age of 82.[5]

References
  1. "Mario Omar Méndez". Club Nacional de Football. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. "Mario Méndez". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. "Uruguay squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.
  4. "South American Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. "El Rojiblanco lamenta la muerte del uruguayo Mario Omar Méndez, quien falleció el 1 de julio en su país". Estudiantes de Mérida FC on Facebook. Retrieved 26 March 2023.


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