Nilton Pereira Mendes

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.
Mendes
Personal information
Full name Nilton Pereira Mendes
Date of birth (1976-01-07)January 7, 1976
Place of birth Governador Valadares, Brazil
Date of death September 18, 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 30)
Place of death Karagandy, Kazakhstan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Atlético Mineiro
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Zhemchuzhina Sochi 25 (2)
1999–2001 Irtysh Pavlodar 76 (43)
2002–2004 Zhenis Astana 71 (20)
2004 Shakhter Karagandy 16 (6)
2005 Zhenis Astana 26 (7)
2006 Shakhter Karagandy 11 (3)
Total 225 (81)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976, Governador Valadares, Brazil September 18, 2006, Karagandy) was a Brazilian professional footballer.

Death

Mendes collapsed on the pitch during a training match for his club FC Shakhter Karagandy and died on the way to the hospital.[1]

Honours

Club

Irtysh
Astana-1964

Individual

References

  1. МЫ остались без Мендеса…, Наш спорт, September 19, 2006
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