Andrés Augusto Mendoza

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Andrés Mendoza

Full name	Andrés Augusto Mendoza Azevedo
Date of birth	April 26, 1978 (1978-04-26) (age 30)
Place of birth	Chincha Alta, Peru
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Steaua Bucureşti
Number	29
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1999 2000–2004 2004–2007 2005 2006 2008	Sporting Cristal Club Brugge FC Metalurh Donetsk → Olympique de Marseille (loan) → FC Dynamo Moscow (loan) Steaua Bucureşti	67 00(20) 129 0(64) 42 00(22) 11 00(2) 3 000(2) 14 00(2)
National team²
1999-2007	Peru	36 00(6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 6, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of September 3, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Andrés Augusto Mendoza Azevedo (born 26 April 1978) is a Peruvian football player.

[edit] National Team

After a failed campaign to qualify to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was called by former Peru coach Julio Cesar Uribe for a two-friendly match squad against Ecuador in June 2007. He was used as a substitute the first game against their northern neighbors in which they defeated Ecuador, and started in their second game, where they lost 2-0 to the same team. He's also known as "El Condor" or "La Pantera".

On December 7, 2007 he was found guilty of having introduced women and alcohol into the national squad's hotel two days before Peru's away drubbing at the hands of Ecuador (5-1) and has thus been suspended indefinitely from representing Peru.

[edit] Infamy

Mendoza became infamous after the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Ecuador. Late in the game Mendoza came on as a substitute and promptly missed a clear chance in front of goal. The goal would have given Peru a much needed victory, as it would've put them in the third place. Since this episode he has been disliked by fans. Adding to his infamy, Mendoza is known to miss clear goal chances. Ironically, Mendoza scored the only goal for Peru against Ecuador in a qualifying match.