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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gabriel Rafael Mendoza Ibarra | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-05-22)22 May 1968 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Graneros, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | O'Higgins | 78 | (4) |
| 1991–1996 | Colo-Colo | 163 | (6) |
| 1997 | São Paulo | 17 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Tigres UANL | 19 | (1) |
| 2000 | Santiago Wanderers | 25 | (0) |
| 2001 | Colo-Colo | 13 | (1) |
| 2001 | Shandong Luneng | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | Santiago Morning | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Chile | 36 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gabriel Rafael Mendoza Ibarra (born 22 May 1968), commonly known asCoca Mendoza for his similarity with the television actressCoca Guazzini, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as aright-back andcentral midfielder. Mendoza was member ofColo-Colo's historic squad that achieved1991 Copa Libertadores.
Mendoza was born inGraneros. He arrived toColo-Colo, after of made a recognized season with O'Higgins. In the Cacique, he immediately was won the position ofright back in the squad of the coachMirko Jozic, European style assiduously defensive, but with very vertigo in the sidebands.
He was one of key players of the club in the squad that Colo-Colo achieved theCopa Libertadores 1991, after of defeat toOlimpia for 3–0 in the final, however he also was included in the best team ofSouth America. Mendoza also won theChilean Primera Division with the club in the same year. In the match againstPuebla forRecopa Sudamericana of 1992, he scored one of three goals of Colo-Colo, in the 3–1 victory. After of four good seasons, he was signed byTigres UANL of Mexico.
After of made an irregular season with Tigres, he return to Chile, for play atSantiago Wanderers in 2000. One year later, he returned to Colo-Colo. After of his spent for Colo-Colo, he joined toShandong Luneng ofChinese Super League. He had gone to China along withRicardo Queraltó, but he just could sign with the club.[1] Finally in 2002, he return to Chile for finish his career atSantiago Morning.
In 2005, Gabriel Mendoza participated in the reality showLa Granja VIP. During the reality, he was the runner-up of the contest, after of loss in a mourning of force at final against the Spanish singer Javier Estrada. After of his participation in this reality, he was invited to many stellars of the Chilean TV. In 2009, Mendoza once appeared in a TV series, the reality show 1810 ofCanal 13. He had his personal revenge, because he won the final of the reality, winning a reward of 50 millionpesos (US$80.000).
Currently Mendoza plays in the Chile national team of Showbol, tournament offutsal played for allSouth America. He also has a football school inViña del Mar, called Gabriel "Coca" Mendoza.
In the 2016 Chilean municipal elections, Mendoza was elected as a councilman forViña del Mar with theIndependent Democratic Union, winning 5,314 votes, the most in that city's election.
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