Personal information | |||
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Full name | António da Silva Mendes | ||
Date of birth | 18 October 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Date of death | 27 February 2019 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1956 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1956–1962 | Benfica | 27 | (19) |
1962–1971 | Vitória Guimarães | 204 | (76) |
International career | |||
Portugal U21 | 1 | (2) | |
1966 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
António da Silva Mendes (18 October 1939 – 27 February 2019), nicknamed "Pé Canhão" (cannon foot) was a Portuguese footballer who played as forward. [1]
Mendes gained one cap for Portugal against Sweden in Lisbon on 13 November 1966, in a 1–2 defeat.
Benfica [1]