Mayte Méndez
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| birth_date = 9 May 1961
| birth_place = Pontevedra
| death_date = 23 April 2024 (aged 62)
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| occupation = basketball coach
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Mayte Méndez (9 May 1961 – 23 April 2024) was a Spanish basketball coach.
Biography
Méndez joined the {{Ill|Arxil Basketball Club|gl|Club Baloncesto Arxil}} as a player in 1984.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-03 |title=Mayte Méndez seguirá entrenando al Arxil y haciendo historia en el baloncesto nacional |url=https://www.pontevedraviva.com/es/deportes/mayte-mendez-seguira-entrenando-al-arxil-y-haciendo-historia-en-el-baloncesto-nacional_336643_102.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Pontevedra viva |language=es}} She worked as a coach and educator for over 40 years.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Fallece la entrenadora de baloncesto Maite Méndez, "historia del deporte de Pontevedra" |url=https://www.elespanol.com/treintayseis/deporte/otros-deportes/20240423/fallece-entrenadora-baloncesto-maite-mendez-historia-deporte-pontevedra/849915528_0.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=El Español |language=es}} Méndez was one of the biggest promoters of the sport in Galicia.{{Cite web |last=Pontevedra |first=Diario de |date=2024-04-23 |title=Muere Maite Méndez, entrenadora del Arxil y mito del deporte pontevedrés |url=https://www.diariodepontevedra.es/articulo/deporte-local-pontevedra/muere-maite-mendez-entrenadora-arxil/202404231515281301706.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Diario de Pontevedra |language=es}} She died in April 2024 due to vascular issues.{{Cite web |last=Mella |first=Ramón |date=2024-04-23 |title=Pontevedra llora la muerte de Maite Méndez, alma máter del deporte en la ciudad |url=https://cadenaser.com/galicia/2024/04/23/fallece-maite-mendez-alma-mater-del-arxil-y-del-deporte-pontevedres-radio-pontevedra/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Cadena SER |language=es-ES}}
References
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Category:People from Pontevedra
Category:20th-century Spanish sportswomen
Category:21st-century Spanish sportswomen