Mendes (footballer, born 1976)

Silvio Mendes da Paixão Junior (born 2 April 1976), simply known as Mendes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Mendes

Personal information
Full name	Silvio Mendes da Paixão Junior
Date of birth	(1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996	Catuense
1997	Galícia
1998–2000	Camaçari
2000	Heerenveen
2001	Oriente Petrolero
2002–2003	Figueirense
2004	Vila Nova
2004	Náutico
2005	Mogi Mirim
2005	Guarani
2005	Portuguesa
2006	Vitória
2007	Portuguesa Santista
2007	Peñarol
2008–2009	Juventude
2010	Sertãozinho
2010	Bahia
2011	Paysandu
2011	Águia de Marabá
2012	Novo Hamburgo
2012	Remo
2013	CSA
2013	Penedense
2014	Brasiliense
2015	Araxá
2015	Taboão da Serra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024

Career

Born in Salvador, Mendes started his career at Catuense. He also played for Galícia and Camaçari, where he was champion of the Copa da Bahia in 1999. He played in Dutch football with Heerenveen before joining Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, where he was national champion. In 2002 and 2003 he was two-time state champion at Figueirense, and played for other intermediate clubs in Brazil until arriving at Peñarol in 2007, where he scored 11 goals in the 2006–07 Uruguayan Primera División. The following year, he played for Juventude and was one of the top scorers in that year's state championship.^[1]

He also played for EC Bahia,^[2] EC Novo Hamburgo, teams from the state of Pará,^[3] CSA, Brasiliense, Araxá and Taboão da Serra, his last professional team.^[4] After retiring, he began working as a football commentator on radio and TV in the state of Bahia.

Honours

Camaçari

• Taça Estado da Bahia: 1999

Oriente Petrolero

• Bolivian Primera División: 2001

Figueirense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2002, 2003

Individual

• 2004 Campeonato Goiano top scorer: 17 goals
• 2008 Campeonato Gaúcho top scorer: 13 goals