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Mario Méndez (Uruguayan footballer)

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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)

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]

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

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007.
  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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