| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Mendez Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuremberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1997 | SC Feucht | ||
| 1997–2002 | Arsenal | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → SpVgg Unterhaching (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Racing Ferrol | 33 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Terrassa | 14 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | SC Feucht | 19 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 21 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | SV Darmstadt | 27 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | SV Sandhausen | 23 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | SpVgg Weiden | 26 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alberto Mendez Rodríguez (born 24 October 1974) is a retired German footballer of Spanish descent, who played as a midfielder.
Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Mendez was discovered by Arsenal and Arsène Wenger playing for German non-league side 1. SC Feucht, and signed for the English side in 1997. He made his first-team debut in a League Cup match against Birmingham City on 14 October 1997 as a substitute, and scored the final goal in a 4–1 win.[1]
However, Mendez could not establish himself in the first-team, and played in only eleven matches for Arsenal, four of which were in the league, in five seasons, with one goal to his name.
He had subsequent spells with AEK Athens FC, SpVgg Unterhaching (his only Bundesliga experience, which consisted in six appearances from the bench during 1999–2000), Racing de Ferrol and Terrassa FC, the latter two in Spain's second division, before returning to Germany permanently in 2004, playing in the lower leagues well into his 30's.