Édison Méndez

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Édison Méndez

|image=Edison_Mendez_in_Russia.jpg

|image_size=175

|caption=

|fullname=Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ecuador |publisher=FIFA |page=9 |date=March 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=June 10, 2019}}

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1979|3|16|mf=yes}}

|birth_place=Ibarra, Ecuador

|height={{height|m=1.75|precision=0}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20131224154939/http://www.gophoto.it/view.php?i=http://www.ldu.com.ec/portal/app/public/img/banners/fichas/fichas-27.jpg#.URKPHfLBGSo LDU player card]

|position=Winger, attacking midfielder

|currentclub=Club Deportivo La Unión

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|youthyears1=1996–2001

|youthclubs1=Deportivo Quito

|years1=1997–2002|clubs1=Deportivo Quito|caps1=193|goals1=18

|years2=2002–2003|clubs2=El Nacional|caps2=34|goals2=3

|years3=2004|clubs3=Irapuato|caps3=16|goals3=5

|years4=2004|clubs4=Santos Laguna|caps4=14|goals4=2

|years5=2005–2007|clubs5=LDU Quito|caps5=60|goals5=6

|years6=2006–2007|clubs6=→ PSV (loan)|caps6=26|goals6=5

|years7=2007–2009|clubs7=PSV|caps7=46|goals7=4

|years8=2009–2010|clubs8=LDU Quito|caps8=23|goals8=6

|years9=2010|clubs9=Atlético Mineiro|caps9=9|goals9=0

|years10=2011|clubs10=Emelec|caps10=35|goals10=5

|years11=2012–2013|clubs11=LDU Quito|caps11=47|goals11=6

|years12=2014|clubs12=Santa Fe|caps12=10|goals12=0

|years13=2015|clubs13=El Nacional|caps13=22|goals13=4

|totalcaps=535

|totalgoals=64

|nationalyears1=2000–2014

|nationalteam1=Ecuador

|nationalcaps1=111

|nationalgoals1=18

|medaltemplates=

|manageryears1 = 2020

|managerclubs1 = El Nacional

|manageryears2 = 2022

|managerclubs2 = LDU Quito (caretaker)

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Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez ({{IPA|es|ˈeðisom ˈmendes}}; born March 16, 1979, in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as either a winger or an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of club deportivo La Union.

Méndez is a former Ecuador International and is the second-most capped player for his country.

Playing style

He is known for his pace, accurate passing and long range shooting. He is also known as a dead-ball specialist, and generally takes free kicks and corners for his country and club. While he is right-footed, he can play on either wing as well as in the middle.

Club career

=Deportivo Quito=

Méndez began his career with Sociedad Deportivo Quito of his native Ecuador. After his 2002 FIFA World Cup performances, during which he scored the winning goal in Ecuador's 1-0 win over Croatia, he was rumored to have attracted interest from English clubs, notably Aston Villa and Everton.{{cite news |date=2002-07-31 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11671_2242212,00.html |title=Mendez tipped for move |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=2009-06-08}}

=Short spells in Ecuador and Mexico=

He transferred to Club Irapuato of the Primera División de México for the latter part of the 2004 season, starting 16 games and scoring 5 goals during the remainder of that season. Following Irapuato's relegation the following year, Méndez moved to Santos Laguna, where he struggled to find a place, in 14 games, and scoring 2 goals.

He returned to Ecuador, and was part of the LDU Quito team who won the Ecuadorian Apertura season in 2005.

=PSV Eindhoven=

In 2006, shortly after the World Cup, there was speculation of a move to Germany, more specifically Hannover.{{cite news |date=2006-06-19 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11895_2380832,00.html |title=Mendez wanted by Hannover |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=2009-06-08}} He ended all rumours in August 2006 by signing a one-season loan deal with PSV Eindhoven, which was followed by a contract for three and a half years which would tie him to the Philips Stadion outfit until 2010. He made his debut in the Eredivisie against Willem II, and marked his stamp in his new club by scoring two goals for a 3–1 win. The following week he became the first Ecuadorian to play in the UEFA Champions League and made his debut against Liverpool F.C. He was voted Man of the Match in the game.{{cite news |date=2006-08-12 |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/motm/md=1/day=1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029060049/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/MOTM/md=1/day=1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2006 |title=Fan's Man of the Match |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2007-09-20}}

In March 2007, he became the first Ecuadorian to score in the UEFA Champions League by getting the only goal in the round of 16 match against Arsenal.{{cite news |date=2007-02-20 |url=http://english.psv.nl/web/show/id=58980/contentid=20345 |title=Edison Mendez goal boosts PSV hopes |publisher=PSV Eindhoven |access-date=2007-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909155307/http://english.psv.nl/web/show/id=58980/contentid=20345 |archive-date=2007-09-09 |url-status=dead }} Mendez, along with fellow midfielders Timmy Simons and veteran Philip Cocu helped PSV reach the quarterfinals.

Mendez's reputation was enhanced when he was among 50 players nominated for the Ballon d'Or-award for the best players in Europe.{{cite news |date=2006-10-17 |url=http://english.psv.nl/web/show/id=58980/contentid=12740 |title=Mendez shortlisted for Ballon d'Or |publisher=PSV Eindhoven |access-date=2007-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909095105/http://english.psv.nl/web/show/id=58980/contentid=12740 |archive-date=2007-09-09 |url-status=dead }} In Winter 2007, rumors stated that Mendez wanted a move back to Ecuador.[http://goal.com/es/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=518311] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220191707/http://goal.com/es/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=518311|date=December 20, 2007}}

=Return to Ecuador=

On August 4, 2009, Mendez returned to Ecuador for personal reasons to play for his former team LDU Quito. However, there is speculation that he could return to the club for the 2012 season.[http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=295344&id_seccion=9] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807092739/http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=295344&id_seccion=9|date=August 7, 2009}}

=Going to Brazil=

In March, Brazilian club Clube Atlético Mineiro announced Méndez as its new player. The Ecuadorian midfielder started defending his new team after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |date=2010-04-29 |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Times/Atletico_MG/0,,MUL1582766-9859,00.html |title=Edison Mendez deve chegar a Belo Horizonte na próxima semana |publisher=GloboEsporte.com |access-date=2010-05-02}}

=Independiente Santa Fe=

On December 11, 2013, it was confirmed that Mendez would join Colombian side Santa Fe.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/es-co/news/4565/primera-divisi%C3%B3n/2013/12/11/4471550/edison-mendez-es-nuevo-jugador-de-santa-fe |title=Edison Mendez es nuevo jugador de Santa Fe |language=es |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=2014-05-16}}

=Return to El Nacional=

On January 7, 2015, it was confirmed that would Méndez return to Ecuador to play for El Nacional.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=64958 |title=Ecuagol |access-date=2015-01-07 |archive-date=2016-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012024107/http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=64958 |url-status=dead }}

International career

=Ecuador U20=

He participated at the South American U-20 Championship in Paraguay in 1999, and Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil in January 2000. Two months later, he was called up to the full squad and made his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Honduras in Quito.

=Ecuador national team=

He played all three games of Ecuador's 2002 World Cup campaign, scoring in the 1-0 victory in the final group stage match over Croatia, the country's first ever victory in a FIFA World Cup. The win against Croatia came as a surprise, eliminating them and sealing Méndez's reputation as a star.{{cite news |date=2002-06-13 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/ecuador_v_croatia/newsid_1927000/1927055.stm |title=Ecuador end Croatia hopes |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2007-09-13}} He was seen by many to be the promise or Ecuadorian football and gained interest from many clubs.{{cite news |date=2003-04-28 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2981221.stm |title=Ecuador start European quest |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2007-09-13 |first=Tim |last=Vickery}}

He scored five goals in the qualifying stage for the FIFA World Cup, including a dazzling double from long range against Paraguay in 2005, helping Ecuador to a 5–2 win in Quito. With his goals, he helped Ecuador qualify to the Germany 06 edition.

Méndez again played throughout his team's historic campaign in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which culminated in a 1–0 defeat to England in the round of sixteen. He was credited with two assists throughout the whole tournament.

He played for Ecuador in the Copa América 2007. In that tournament he scored a consolation goal against Mexico as they were eliminated 2-1. On February 26, 2008, Mendez announced his retirement from the national team, to the surprise of most Ecuadorians and the Latin American world.{{cite news |date=2008-02-26 |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=601749 |title=PSV's Méndez quits Ecuador national side |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=2008-02-27}} He has stated that one of the reasons for his early retirement is dissatisfaction with the newly appointed Ecuador coach, Sixto Vizuete. However, on 12 May 2008, Méndez announced his return to the national team,{{cite news |date=2008-05-12 |url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2008/05/12/0001/15/F9BA332768B04804968EBE35D64F69E5.html |title=Méndez recapacita para integrar Tricolor |publisher=eluniverso.com |access-date=2008-05-12}} after a meeting with Vizuete and the FEF president, Luis Chiriboga, in which they solved any differences and misunderstandings that could have led the player to his early retirement.{{cite news |date=2008-05-31 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=541375&cc=5901 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623214000/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=541375&cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 23, 2008 |title=Rebel Mendez recalled to Ecuador squad |publisher=ESPNsoccernet |access-date=2008-06-02}}

On June 30, 2014, after the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, Méndez stated that "His cycle is over", retiring from the Ecuador national team after a span of 14 years, ending with 111 Caps and 18 Goals for his country.{{cite AV media |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160502073550/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw935gIJY6M |archive-date = 2016-05-02| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw935gIJY6M |title = YouTube, a Google company |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Personal life

His nephew is fellow professional footballer and Ecuadorean international player Sebas Méndez.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/nov/16/world-cup-2022-player-profiles-qatar-match-ratings|title=World Cup 2022: complete guide to all 831 players. Everything you need to know (and more) about every squad member in Qatar|website=The Guardian}}

Career statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Ecuador ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
1997	rowspan="6"\|Deportivo Quito	rowspan="6"\|Serie A	27	1	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	27	1
1998	28	1	colspan="2"\|N/A	6	0	34	1
1999	39	0	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	39	0
2000	31	2	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	31	2
2001	35	4	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	35	4
2002	33	10	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	33	10
2003	El Nacional	Serie A	34	3	colspan="2"\|N/A	6	0	40	3
colspan=3 \| Mexico ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| North America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2003–04	Deportivo Irapuato	Primera División	16	5	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	16	5
2004–05	Santos Laguna	Primera División	14	2	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	14	2
colspan=3 \| Ecuador ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2005	rowspan="2"\|LDU Quito	rowspan="2"\|Serie A	42	4	colspan="2"\|N/A	14	3	56	7
2006	18	2	colspan="2"\|N/A	10	3	28	5
colspan=3 \| Netherlands ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| KNVB Cup ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
2006–07	rowspan="3"\|PSV	rowspan="3"\|Eredivisie	26	5	0	0	9	1	35	6
2007–08	20	1	1	0	6	0	27	1
2008–09	26	3	1	0	6	0	33	3
colspan=3 \| Ecuador ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2009	rowspan="2"\|LDU Quito	rowspan="2"\|Serie A	8	0	colspan="2"\|N/A	10	7	18	7
2010	15	6	colspan="2"\|N/A	0	0	15	6
colspan=3 \| Brazil ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Copa do Brasil ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2010	Atlético Mineiro	Série A	9	0	—	—	3	0	12	0
colspan=3 \| Ecuador ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2011	Emelec	Serie A	35	5	colspan="2"\|N/A	3	0	38	5
2012	rowspan="2"\|LDU Quito	rowspan="2"\|Serie A	19	1	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	19	1
2013	28	5	colspan="2"\|N/A	0	0	28	5
colspan=3 \| Colombia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2014	Santa Fe	Primera A	10	0	0	0	8	1	18	1
colspan=3 \| Ecuador ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2015	El Nacional	Serie A	22	4	colspan="2"\|N/A	—	—	22	4
rowspan=5 \| Total ! colspan=2 \| Ecuador !414\|\|48\|\|colspan="2"\|N/A\|\|49\|\|13\|\|463\|\|61
colspan=2 \| Mexico !30\|\|7\|\|colspan="2"\|N/A\|\|—\|\|—\|\|30\|\|7
colspan=2 \| Netherlands !72\|\|9\|\|2\|\|0\|\|21\|\|1\|\|95\|\|10
colspan=2 \| Brazil !9\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|12\|\|0
colspan=2 \| Colombia !10\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|8\|\|1\|\|18\|\|1
colspan=3 \| Career total !535\|\|64\|\|2\|\|0\|\|81\|\|15\|\|618\|\|79

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2057/Edison_Mendez.html|title=Méndez, Édison|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=27 February 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	2 June 2001	Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru	{{fb\|PER}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	17 July 2001	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	{{fb\|VEN}}	align=center \| 3–0	align=center \| 4–0	2001 Copa América
3.	13 June 2002	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	{{fb\|CRO}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup
4.	15 November 2003	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	{{fb\|PAR}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	10 March 2004	Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico	{{fb\|Mexico}}	align=center \| 1–2	align=center \| 1–2	Friendly
6.	10 October 2004	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	{{fb\|CHI}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	17 November 2004	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	{{fb\|BRA}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	rowspan="2" \| 27 March 2005	rowspan="2" \| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	rowspan="2" \| {{fb\|PAR}}	align=center \| 2–2	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\| 5–2	rowspan="2" \| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	align=center \| 3–2
10.	4 May 2005	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	{{fb\|PAR}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	Friendly
11.	1 July 2007	Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela	{{fb\|MEX}}	align=center \| 1–2	align=center \| 1–2	2007 Copa América
12.	rowspan="2" \| 21 November 2007	rowspan="2" \| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	rowspan="2" \| {{fb\|PER}}	align=center \| 3–0	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\| 5–1	rowspan="2" \| 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	align=center \| 5–0
14.	6 September 2008	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	{{fb\|BOL}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.	9 September 2009	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	{{fb\|BOL}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	10 August 2011	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica	{{fb\|CRC}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–0	Friendly
17.	15 November 2011	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	{{fb\|PER}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.	5 March 2014	The Den, London, England	{{fb\|AUS}}	align=center \| 4–3	align=center \| 4–3	Friendly

Honours

LDU Quito

Serie A (2): 2005 Apertura, 2010
Copa Sudamericana (1): 2009

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie (2): 2006–07, 2007–08

References

External links

[http://arogeraldes.blogspot.com/2007/10/edison-mndez-el-mundial-nos-dio-mucha.html Interview in Copa America Official Program]
[http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/modal.php?cedula=1002280723 Méndez's FEF player card] {{in lang|es}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120328015121/http://www.psvweb.nl/speler_oud.php?id=98 www.psvweb.nl profile]

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