Alfredo Damián Mendoza Sulewski (born 12 December 1963 in Encarnación) is a retired football striker from Paraguay. A player of Cerro Porteño he was a member of the national team that competed at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. At the club level he also played for Olimpia Asunción, Mandiyú and Newell's Old Boys of Argentina and Club Atlas of Mexico.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Damián Mendoza Sulewski | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Encarnación, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1986 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1986 | Olimpia | ||
| 1987 | Deportivo Cali | 7 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Olimpia | 13 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Stade Brest | 21 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Textil Mandiyú | 36 | (8) |
| 1992–1994 | Newell's Old Boys | 30 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | Atlas | ||
| 1995 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1996 | Olimpia | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1993 | Paraguay | 43 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Encarnación, Paraguay, Mendoza began playing football in local Club Silvio Pettirossi's youth system. He moved to Asunción, where he briefly played senior football with Club Atlético Tembetary and Club Guaraní, before signing with Cerro Porteño.[2]
In 1986, Mendoza moved to Colombia where he would play for Independiente Medellín and Deportivo Cali. After spells with local side Club Olimpia and France's Stade Brestois 29, he spent most of the remainder of his career in Argentina with Textil Mandiyú and Newell's Old Boys.[2]
References
- Alfredo Damian Mendoza at BDFA (in Spanish)
- "rsssf". Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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