Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo

Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo (born 16 June 1961 in Panama City is a retired Panamanian football forward.

Víctor René Mendieta
Personal information
Full name Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo
Date of birth (1961-06-16) June 16, 1961
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1983 Plaza Amador
1983–1986 Tauro
1986–1987 Cojutepeque
1988–1991 UA Tamaulipas 127 (41)
1992–1993 Universidad Guadalajara 30 (7)
1993–1995 Tampico Madero 32 (11)
1995–1996 UA Tamaulipas
1995 Green Cross 3 (0)
1997 Real España
1998–1999 Tauro
1999–2000 Plaza Amador (15)
2000–2001 Alianza
National team‡
1980–2000 Panama 80 (11)
Teams managed
2004–2005 Panama U-20
2006 Panama
2009 Alianza
2010–2011 Chepo
2014 CA Independiente
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendieta and the second or maternal family name is Ocampo.

Club career

Mendieta played for local sides Plaza Amador, Sporting'89 and Tauro.[1] He also had spells abroad in El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras and, most notably, in Mexico.

He announced his retirement in January 2000 after scoring 15 goals for Plaza Amador,[2] but returned to play for Alianza[3] and eventually retired in November 2001 after playing for Alianza against San Francisco, aged 40.[4] According to the IFFHS, Mendieta scored 222 goals in 375 matches between 1978 and 1997.[5]

International career

Mendieta made his debut for Panama in an October 1980 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador[6] and has played 80 times [7] for the national team including unofficial matches[8] during the 1980s and early 1990s. He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]

His final international was a September 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

Managerial career

Mendieta managed the Panama national under-20 football team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands[9] and he was named interim coach of the senior squad in 2006.[11]

In 2009, he took charge of his former club Alianza[12] and in May 2014 he was appointed manager of Independiente de La Chorrera,[13] but was dismissed in October 2014.[14]

Personal life

Mendieta is the father of former Panamanian international footballer Víctor René Mendieta.[15]

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[16]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 October 1980Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–44–11981 CONCACAF Championship
224 March 1984Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica1–01–1Friendly match
329 May 1984Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–22–1Friendly match
417 July 1988Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–01–11989 CONCACAF Championship
516 August 1992Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica1–01–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
623 August 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–55–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
717 July 1993Cotton Bowl (stadium), Dallas, United States Jamaica1–01–11993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
89 June 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Belize4–14–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
97 August 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras1–02–1Friendly match
107 August 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras2–02–1Friendly match
1115 December 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Cuba1–03–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

References
  1. Un hombre que sí le ha ganado a Costa Rica - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  2. René Mendieta se retira como máximo goleador de temporada - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  3. Mendieta y Brown reforzarán delantera del Alianza en primera división - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. Mendieta se retira - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  5. Mendieta también figura entre los 297 goleadores históricos - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. Mendieta: "No vuelvo a la selección" - Crítica (in Spanish)
  7. (in Spanish)
  8. Victor René Mendieta, el hombre record de la Sele - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  9. Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo – FIFA competition record
  10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  11. Panamá tendrá a Mendieta como técnico interino amistoso con Perú - Terra (in Spanish)
  12. Mendieta será técnico del Alianza F.C. - La Estrella (in Spanish)
  13. Panamá: Víctor René Mendieta, nuevo técnico del CAI - Diez (in Spanish)
  14. Víctor René Mendieta no seguirá al frente del CAI - Crítica (in Spanish)
  15. Me gustaría volver a la "sele", Mendieta hijo - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  16. Víctor René Mendieta - International Appearances
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