| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Augusto Mendoza Azevedo | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Chincha Alta, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Atlante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1999 | Sporting Cristal | 100 | (31) |
| 2000–2004 | Club Brugge | 129 | (54) |
| 2004–2007 | Metalurh Donetsk | 51 | (22) |
| 2005 | → Marseille (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Dynamo Moscow (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Steaua Bucureşti | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Monarcas Morelia | 27 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Diyarbakırspor | 15 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Columbus Crew | 40 | (15) |
| 2011– | Atlante | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2007 | Peru | 45 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 26, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andrés Augusto Mendoza Azevedo (born April 26, 1978 in Chincha Alta) is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Atlante in the Mexican Primera División.
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Mendoza started playing professionally with Sporting Cristal, which he helped become national champion in his first season.
Subsequently, he represented a myriad of teams, in Belgium, Ukraine, Russia, Romania and France. He had a steady period with F.C Brugge K.V., helping it win the 2002 Belgian Cup, with a hat-trick in a 3-1 one win over Excelsior Mouscron,[1] while also netting the game's only in a 1-0 success at AC Milan, in the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League.
In 2004, Mendoza signed with FC Metalurh Donetsk,[2] which loaned him twice during his link. After his release, he moved countries again in 2008: after a short spell with Steaua Bucureşti,[3] he joined Monarcas Morelia in Mexico, being the second best goalscorer in the league's Apertura 2008, with 10 goals in 16 games.
After two seasons in Major League Soccer with Columbus Crew, he was released by the club. He subsequently signed with Mexican Primera División club Atlante F.C.[4].
Mendoza made his debuts with Peru in 1999, becoming a regular fixture in the following years. He represented the nation at two Copa América tournaments: 2004 and 2007, totalling seven scoreless appearances.
After a failed campaign to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was called by national coach Julio César 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 (win), and started in the second (0-2 loss).
On December 7, 2007, Mendoza was one in a group of internationals that were 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, in which he scored), being subsequently banned for one-and-a-half years from representing Peru.[5] Months later he was the only one who did not get his suspension eliminated after all the other player's suspensions were reduced.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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| 1. | 10 February 1999 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | Ecuador | 1-2 | Lost | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 17 February 1999 | Estadio Isidro Romero, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1-2 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 3. | 27 March 2001 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | Chile | 3-1 | Win | 2002 FIFA WC Qual. | |||||
| 4. | 11 June 2003 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA | Ecuador | 2-2 | Draw | Friendly | |||||
| 5. | 6 September 2003 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | Paraguay | 4-1 | Win | 2006 FIFA WC Qual. | |||||
| 6. | 9 September 2003 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 2-1 | Lost | 2006 FIFA WC Qual. | |||||
| 7. | 21 November 2007 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 5-1 | Lost | 2010 FIFA WC Qual. | |||||
| Correct as of 11 April 2010 | |||||||||||
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