Diego Mendieta

Diego Mendieta

Personal information
Full name	Diego Antonio Mendieta Romero
Date of birth	(1980-06-13)June 13, 1980
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death	Surakarta, Indonesia
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Johor Darul Ta'zim
2009–2010	Persitara North Jakarta	14	(3)
2011–2012	Persis Solo F.C.	?	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Mendieta (June 13, 1980–December 3, 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward for Persis Solo F.C.. His death on December 3, 2012, reportedly caused by cytomegalovirus, an easily treatable disease, sparked international outrage after it was made known that his club refused to pay his hospital fees, thus resulting in his demise. The club also owed Mendieta an estimated US$12,500 in salaries which had prevented him from returning to his native Paraguay. The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro), a worldwide representative organization for professional football players, dubbed his death as a "disgrace for football".

External links

• Diego Mendieta at Soccerway