Antonio Méndez

Antonio Méndez Méndez (born 7 February 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right midfielder, and a current manager.

For other uses, see Antonio Mendez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.
Antonio Méndez
Personal information
Full name Antonio Méndez Méndez
Date of birth (1970-02-07) 7 February 1970
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Los Palacios
1992–1993 Recreativo 45 (7)
1993–1997 Cádiz 93 (11)
1997–1998 Xerez 40 (3)
1998–2000 Recreativo 59 (6)
2000–2003 Murcia 63 (3)
2003 Torredonjimeno 17 (1)
2003–2004 Écija 29 (0)
Total 346 (31)
Teams managed
2004–2009 Xerez (assistant)
2007 Xerez (caretaker)
2009–2011 Hércules (assistant)
2012 Almería (assistant)
2012–2013 Xerez (assistant)
2016–2017 San Fernando
2018 Ibiza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Méndez was born in Seville. He was often nicknamed Ñoño during his career, and played mostly in his native Andalusia during a 13-year professional career, starting with lowly UD Los Palacios in 1991.

Méndez competed six seasons in Segunda División, five consecutive, his first spell at that level being with Cádiz CF in 1993–94 (19 games, no goals, team relegation). He also represented in the competition Xerez CD, Recreativo de Huelva and Real Murcia for a total of 181 matches and 12 goals;[1] he retired in June 2004 at the age of 34, after one season in Segunda División B with Écija Balompié.

Coaching career

Méndez began working as a manager immediately after retiring, being an assistant under several coaches at his former club Xerez.[2] On 3 November 2007, prior to the arrival of Casuco, he was in charge of the team for one division two game, a 1–2 away loss against Cádiz.[3]

On 30 June 2009, Méndez joined former Xerez boss Esteban Vigo as he signed with fellow second tier side Hércules CF.[4] The pair remained in the position until March 2011, and returned to Xerez in August of the following year.[5]

Méndez first experience as a head coach arrived midway through 2015–16, at the helm of San Fernando CD in the Tercera División.[6] He renewed his contract for one year after achieving promotion[7] and, after leading the team to safety the following campaign, left.[8]

In the summer of 2018, Méndez was appointed at UD Ibiza.[9]

References
  1. Méndez lanza un ruego (Méndez gets down on his knees); Diario de Cádiz, 10 May 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. «Cada persona trabaja de una manera y hay cosas que no se pueden decir» («Each person has a way of working and some things are best left unsaid»); La Voz Digital, 9 May 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. El derbi enciende la luz roja al Xerez (Derby sets off the alarms at Xerez); Mundo Deportivo, 4 November 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. Esteban Vigo ya es oficialmente entrenador del Hércules (Esteban Vigo is officially Hércules' manager); Diario AS, 30 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. El Xerez hace oficial el fichaje de Esteban Vigo y Miguel Ángel Rondán (Xerez make signings of Esteban Vigo and Miguel Ángel Rondán official) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Montañés, 11 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. Méndez ya es el entrenador del San Fernando (Méndez is already the manager of San Fernando); Diario de Cádiz, 31 January 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. 'Ñoño' Méndez renueva con el San Fernando ('Ñoño' Méndez renews with San Fernando); Be Soccer, 9 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. Ñoño Méndez se une a la agenda del Recreativo (Ñoño Méndez added to Recreativo agenda); Diario de Huelva, 20 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  9. Antonio Méndez, nuevo entrenador de la UD Ibiza (Antonio Méndez, new UD Ibiza manager); Diario de Ibiza, 6 July 2018 (in Spanish)
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