Luis Carlos Mendoza

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| name = Luis Carlos Mendoza

| image = Luis Carlos Mendoza.jpg

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| fullname = Luis Carlos Mendoza Burgos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|3|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Weston FC (technical director)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1975–1981

| youthclubs1 = Colegio Santo Tomás de Aquino

| youthyears2 = 1981–1983

| youthclubs2 = {{Interlanguage link|A.S. Pineto Calcio|lt=Pineto Calcio|it|Associazione Sportiva Pineto Calcio}}

| years1 = 1986–1996

| clubs1 = Caracas

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1986–1988

| clubs2 = → Pepeganga (loan)

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| goals2 =

| years3 = 1997–2002

| clubs3 = New Jersey Stallions

| caps3 = 47+

| goals3 = 14

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| manageryears1 = 2000–2003

| managerclubs1 = New Jersey Stallions

| manageryears2 = 2003

| managerclubs2 = Monagas

| manageryears3 = 2019–

| managerclubs3 = Weston FC (technical director)

}}

Luis Carlos Mendoza Burgos (born 27 March 1970) is a Venezuelan professional football manager and former player who is a technical director for USL League Two club Weston FC.

Early life

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Mendoza attended the Colegio Santo Tomás de Aquino between 1975 and 1981, playing youth football for the school.{{Cite web|title=LUIS CARLOS MENDOZA|url=http://www.soccersa.org/images/LUIS%20CARLOS%20MENDOZA%20-EN.pdf|access-date=8 May 2021|website=Soccer School Academy}} Between 1981 and 1983, Mendoza played youth football in Italy for {{Interlanguage link|A.S. Pineto Calcio|lt=Pineto Calcio|it|Associazione Sportiva Pineto Calcio}}.

Playing career

Mendoza represented Venezuela National team 1988 Suramericano Juvenil, represented Venezuela National team 1992 Preolimpics Paraguay, { http://www.federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org/}},represented Caracas at the 1993 Copa CONMEBOL in two games,{{Cite web|last=Pérez Pérez|first=Eliézer Sebastián|title=Venezolan clubs in Copa Conmebol|url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/conmebol-venez.html|access-date=8 May 2021|website=RSSSF}} and at the 1995 Copa Libertadores in six games.{{WorldFootball.net|id=luis-mendoza_5}} He also played for the New Jersey Stallions in the United States,{{Cite web|title=Luis Carlos Mendoza|url=http://www.geocities.ws/mchataing/lcmendoza.html|access-date=8 May 2021|website=geocities.ws}} scoring 14 goals in the USL League Two between 1997 and 2002.{{Cite web|title=Luis Mendoza|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/luis-mendoza/|access-date=8 May 2021|website=SoccerStats.us}}

Managerial career

Between 2000 and 2003, Mendoza coached the New Jersey Stallions.{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Dylan|date=28 May 2003|title=Freedoms drop fourth straight to New Jersey|url=https://qns.com/2003/05/freedoms-drop-fourth-straight-to-new-jersey/|access-date=8 May 2021|website=QNS.com|language=en-US}} After having been the director of coaching of New Jersey–based youth academy TSF Academy, Mendoza was appointed technical director of Weston FC's youth setup on 2 July 2019.{{Cite web|date=2 July 2019|title=Weston FC names Luis Mendoza as Boys Technical Director|url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/weston-fc-names-luis-mendoza-as-boys-technical-director/|access-date=8 May 2021|website=SoccerWire|language=en}}

Personal life

Mendoza is the son of {{Interlanguage link|Luis Alfredo Mendoza|es|Luis Mendoza (futbolista)}}, a former professional footballer.{{Cite web|date=16 February 2018|title=Un nuevo récord se suma a los registros del Caracas FC|url=http://gradadigital.com/home/un-nuevo-record-se-suma-a-los-registros-del-caracas-fc/|access-date=8 May 2021|website=GradaDigital.com}}