Andrés Mendoza (Peruvian footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Augusto Mendoza Azevedo | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Chincha Alta, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Sporting Cristal | 100 | (31) |
| 2000–2004 | Club Brugge | 129 | (54) |
| 2004–2007 | Metalurh Donetsk | 51 | (22) |
| 2005 | → Marseille (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Dynamo Moscow (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Steaua Bucureşti | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Morelia | 27 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Diyarbakırspor | 15 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Columbus Crew | 37 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | Atlante | 11 | (2) |
| 2013 | Pacífico | 27 | (4) |
| 2014 | Alianza Universidad | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 432 | (149) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2007 | Peru | 44 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 26, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 4, 2012 |
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Andrés Augusto Mendoza Azevedo (born April 26, 1978 in Chincha Alta) is a retired Peruvian footballer.
Mendoza started playing professionally with Sporting Cristal, which he helped become national champion in his first season.
Subsequently, he represented a myriad of teams, in Belgium, Ukraine, Russia, Romania and France. He had a steady period with Club Brugge K.V., helping it win the 2002 Belgian Cup, with a hat-trick in a 3-1 one win over Excelsior Mouscron, while also netting the game's only in a 1-0 success at AC Milan, in the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League.
In 2004, Mendoza signed with FC Metalurh Donetsk, which loaned him twice during his link. After his release, he moved countries again in 2008: after a short spell with Steaua Bucureşti, he joined Monarcas Morelia in Mexico, being the second best goalscorer in the league's Apertura 2008, with 10 goals in 16 games.
In 2010, Mendoza signed with Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer as a Designated Player. He was released by the club at the end of the 2011 season.
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