Name: Norberto Doroteo MéndezCountry:
Argentina
Club: Huracán, Racing Club
Position:
*SS,
CF,
AMFSide: RF/RS
Age: 22-28 years (05/01/1923)
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 67 kg
Attack:
88Defence:
37Balance:
75Stamina:
79Top Speed:
81Acceleration:
83Response:
84Agility:
89Dribble Accuracy:
92Dribble Speed:
83Short Pass Accuracy:
86Short Pass Speed:
75Long Pass Accuracy:
84Long Pass Speed:
79Shot Accuracy:
84Shot Power:
89Shot Technique:
88Free Kick Accuracy:
71Curling:
69Header:
73Jump:
77Technique:
90Aggression:
91Mentality:
75Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work:
79Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
5Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
6Growth Type:
Standard LastingCARDS:S03 - 1-on-1 Finish
P03 - Trickster
P04 - Darting Run
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Tactical Dribbling - 1-1 Scoring
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:Méndez was a former Argentine football striker. He was born on January 5, 1923, in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played 31 games for the Argentina national football team and won 3 Copa América titles and 3 Primera Division Argentina titles in his career. He is perhaps most famous for being the all time top scorer in the history of the Copa América with 17 goals.*
Méndez started his playing career with Club Atlético Huracán in 1941. In 1947 he moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda where he helped the club become tricampeones (triple champions) by winning the Primera Division Argentina titles of 1949, 1950 and 1951.*
In 1954 Méndez moved to Club Atlético Tigre, he returned to Huracán in 1956 and he retired from football in 1958 at the age of 35.*
Méndez once said that he had three great loves in his life, Huracán was his girlfriend, Racing his wife and la selección (Argentina) was his passion.*
Méndez played for the Argentina national team between 1945 and 1956, he played 31 games and scored 19 goals. He is the equal 10th highest scoring player in the history of Argentine football.*
Méndez helped Argentina to win three Copa América titles, he scored 17 goals in the competition, making him the highest scoring player in the history of the tournament.*
Honours------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Racing Club:*Argentinean League: 1949, 1950, 1951
International:*Copa America: 1945, 1946, 1947
Individual:*Copa América all time top scorer: 17 goals
*Copa América top scorer 1945: 6 goals