Milton Mendes
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-04-25) 25 April 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Criciúma, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Retrô (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Vasco da Gama 6 (1)
1986 → Criciúma (loan) 14 (0)
1987–1991 Louletano 76 (9)
1991–1992 Beira-Mar 24 (0)
1992–1993 Belenenses 8 (0)
1993–1996 União Madeira 69 (5)
1996–1997 Espinho 12 (2)
1997–1998 Camacha 10 (0)
1998–1999 São Vicente
1999–2001 Câmara Lobos 46 (3)
2001–2002 Machico 33 (1)
Total 294 (21)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Machico
2006 Bom Sucesso
2007–2008 Marítimo (assistant)
2008–2012 Qatar SC (assistant)
2013 Al-Shahaniya
2014 Paraná
2014–2015 Ferroviária
2015 Atlético Paranaense
2016 Kashiwa Reysol
2016 Santa Cruz
2017 Vasco da Gama
2018 Sport
2019 Santa Cruz
2019 São Bento
2020–2021 Marítimo
2021– Retrô
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milton Mendes (born 25 April 1965) is a Brazilian football coach and a former player who played mainly as a right back. He is the manager of Retrô.

He spent the better part of his 18-year professional career in Portugal, representing nine and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 87 games and three goals over the course of five seasons. In 2002, he became a manager.

Playing career

Born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina,[1] Mendes joined CR Vasco da Gama in 1984, after starting his career with Santa Catarina Clube. After a loan at Criciúma Esporte Clube in 1986, he moved abroad for the first time in his career in the 1987 summer, joining Portuguese club Louletano DC.[2]

After featuring regularly for the Algarve team, Mendes signed for Primeira Liga side S.C. Beira-Mar in June 1991. He made his competitive debut for the latter on 24 August, starting in a 2–3 away loss against Boavista FC.

Mendes moved to C.F. Os Belenenses in 1992, also in the main division. The following year he joined fellow league team C.F. União, partnering a host of compatriots and suffering relegation in 1995.

In 1996, Mendes signed for S.C. Espinho in the top flight, and contributed with 12 appearances and two goals in his first and only season. He subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing A.D. Camacha, A.C.D. São Vicente, C.S.D. Câmara de Lobos and A.D. Machico, retiring with the latter in 2002 at the age of 37.

Managerial career

The Uefa Pro Coach immediately after retiring, Mendes started working as a manager, with his last club Machico. In 2006, he was appointed at lowly F.C. do Bom Sucesso also in the island of Madeira; in the following year, he was named Sebastião Lazaroni's assistant at C.S. Marítimo.

Mendes also followed Lazaroni to Qatar, being his assistant at Qatar SC.[3] He left the club in 2012, being subsequently in charge of Al-Shahania Sports Club in the same country.[4]

On 13 December 2013, Mendes signed for Paraná Clube.[5] He was sacked on 24 March 2014,[6] and joined Associação Ferroviária de Esportes on 4 October.[7]

On 20 April 2015, after being crowned champion of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Mendes was appointed manager of Clube Atlético Paranaense, replacing fired Enderson Moreira.[8] He was fired on 28 September, after suffering four consecutive defeats.[9]

In October 2015, Mendes signed a contract with Kashiwa Reysol of Japan's J1 League, but led the club for only three games before resigning next March for personal reasons.[10] Later that month, Mendes was named at the helm of Santa Cruz Futebol Clube in his country's top flight,[11] but resigned on 9 August.[12]

On 20 March 2017, Mendes was presented at CR Vasco da Gama.[13] He was relieved from his duties on 21 August.[14]

On 26 September 2018, after more than one year of inactivity, Mendes was named Sport Club do Recife manager.[15] He was not offered a new contract in December by the club's new president.[16]

Mendes returned to Santa Cruz in May 2019.[17] He lost his job on 9 August, when the team were second from bottom.[18] The following month, he was hired at Campeonato Brasileiro Série B outfit Esporte Clube São Bento, but resigned from the last-placed team in November due to criminal allegations.[19] The case against him was dropped in February 2020.[20]

Mendes returned to Marítimo in August 2020 to lead their under-23 team.[21] In December, following the dismissal of Lito Vidigal, he took over the first team. On his debut on 4 December, the team lost 2–1 at S.C. Farense.[22] On 5 March 2021, he resigned having won 5 of 17 games for the bottom-placed team.[23][24]

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kashiwa Reysol 2016 2016 3 0 1 2 000.00
Total 3 0 1 2 000.00

Honours

Ferroviária
Santa Cruz

References

  1. ^ "Milton Mendes – Técnico" [Milton Mendes – Manager] (in Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ ""Lembra dele no Vasco?" – Milton Mendes" ["Remember him at Vasco?" – Milton Mendes] (in Portuguese). Blog do Garone. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ "O susto de Milton Mendes no Qatar" [The scare of Milton Mendes in Qatar] (in Portuguese). Conexão Gontijo. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Milton Mendes, treinador de futebol" [Milton Mendes, football manager] (in Portuguese). Universidade do Futebol. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ^ ""Desconhecido", Milton Mendes é novo técnico do Paraná" ["Unknown", Milton Mendes is the new manager of Paraná] (in Portuguese). Terra. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Milton Mendes não é mais o treinador do Paraná" [Milton Mendes is no longer Paraná's manager] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Ferroviária anuncia Milton Mendes como novo técnico para Copinha" [Ferroviária announces Milton Mendes as manager for the Copinha] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Milton Mendes é o novo técnico do Atlético-PR para a sequência de 2015" [Milton Mendes is the new manager of Atlético-PR for 2015's sequence] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Atlético-PR demite o técnico Milton Mendes após quatro derrotas seguidas" [Atléitco-PR sack manager Milton Mendes after four consecutive defeats] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Alegando problemas pessoais, Milton Mendes deixa o comando do Kashiwa Reysol" [Alleging personal problems, Milton Mendes leaves the helm of Kashiwa Reysol] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Santa Cruz investe em renovação e acerta com Milton Mendes" [Santa Cruz invest on revamp and sign with Milton Mendes]. Santa Cruz FC. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Com campanha irregular, Milton Mendes se demite do Santa Cruz" [With irregular campaign, Milton Mendes quits Santa Cruz] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Milton Mendes é apresentado como novo treinador do Vasco" [Milton Mendes is presented as new manager of Vasco] (in Portuguese). CR Vasco da Gama. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Vasco demite Milton Mendes" [Vasco sack Milton Mendes] (in Portuguese). O Globo. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Milton Mendes é apresentado oficialmente como técnico do Sport" [Milton Mendes is officially presented as Sport manager] (in Portuguese). Sport Recife. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  16. ^ Castro, Terni (7 December 2018). "Milton Mendes não entra em acordo com candidato no Sport e dá adeus ao clube" [Milton Mendes does not get agreement with Sport candidate and bids farewell to the club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. ^ Saboya, Davi (20 May 2019). "Milton Mendes é o novo técnico do Santa Cruz" [Milton Mendes is the new manager of Santa Cruz] (in Portuguese). NE10. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  18. ^ Albuquerque, Karoline (9 August 2019). "Técnico Milton Mendes não comanda mais o Santa Cruz" [Manager Milton Mendes will no longer lead Santa Cruz] (in Portuguese). NE10. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  19. ^ Neto, Arcilio; Botta, Emilio (2 November 2019). "Milton Mendes pede demissão do São Bento e fala sobre acusação de estupro: "Estou triste"" [Milton Mendes hands in notice at São Bento and speaks about rape allegation: "I'm sad"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Técnico Milton Mendes tem inquérito sobre acusação de estupro arquivado" [Manager Milton Mendes has alleged rape investigation dropped]. Folha de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Milton Mendes volta à Madeira para treinar os sub-23 do Marítimo" [Milton Mendes returns to Madeira to manage Marítimo's under-23s] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Marítimo oficializa saída de Lito Vidigal do comando técnico" [Marítimo confirm exit of Lito Vidigal from managerial position]. Observador (in Portuguese). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  23. ^ Caires, Raul (2021-03-08). "Milton Mendes de saída do Marítimo" [Milton Mendes exits Marítimo]. JM Madeira (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  24. ^ Arnaldo, Cafôfo (8 March 2021). "Milton Mendes confirma saída do comando técnico do Marítimo" [Milton Mendes confirms departure from Marítimo's technical command]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  25. ^ "ミルトン メンデス" [MILTON MENDES] (in Japanese). J.League Data Site. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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