Sebastián Méndez

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Sebastián Méndez
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas
Date of birth (1977-07-04) 4 July 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2002 Vélez Sarsfield 177 (3)
2002–2006 Celta 57 (0)
2006–2009 San Lorenzo 60 (2)
2009 Banfield 19 (0)
Total 313 (5)
International career
1999 Argentina 2 (0)
Managerial career
2010 San Lorenzo (caretaker)
2011 Banfield
2013–2014 Atlanta
2014 Platense
2015 Gimnasia de Jujuy
2016 Godoy Cruz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Pardiñas.

Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas (born 4 July 1977) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.

As a player, he won the Argentine Primera División with all three clubs he represented in his country, and also spent almost five years in Spain.

Playing career

A native of Buenos Aires, Méndez started his career with Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. He made his debut in the top division on 24 July 1994 against Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español, aged only 17. During his tenure the club had the most sustained period of success in its history, collecting three leagues and other five international tournaments, with the player being an undisputed starter during his last six years.

In January 2002, Méndez moved to Spain to play for Celta de Vigo in La Liga, during the Galician team's heyday. In his four 1/2-year spell, he started rarely (tops 16 games in 2004–05, with the side in the second level) but did amass 69 competitive appearances.[1]

In 2006 Méndez returned to his country, signing with San Lorenzo de Almagro, and helped it to the 2007 Clausura tournament to conquer his fourth league title. Nevertheless, during 2008 he took part in only a few matches, mostly because of constant injuries and ejections. Afterwards, he was transferred to Club Atlético Banfield for the 2009–10 season, and was a key member of the squad that won the 2009 Apertura, appearing in all 19 contests.

On 13 December 2009, the squad celebrated its first ever top division accolade. Shortly after, Méndez announced his retirement from football at the age of 32.[2]

Manager career

On 4 April 2010 Méndez returned to San Lorenzo, now as a caretaker manager, following Diego Simeone's dismissal. On 21 December he landed his first full-time job, in another of his former clubs, Banfield, where he replaced Julio César Falcioni.[3]

Honours

Vélez
San Lorenzo
Banfield

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ El central Méndez anuncia su retirada tras ganar el Apertura con el Banfield (Centre-back Méndez announces retirement after winning Apertura with Banfield); Deportes Orange, 14 December 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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