| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1965-04-25)25 April 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Içara, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back,midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | (1) |
| 1986 | →Criciúma (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1987–1991 | Louletano | 76 | (9) |
| 1991–1992 | Beira-Mar | 24 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Belenenses | 8 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | União Madeira | 69 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Espinho | 12 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Camacha | 10 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | São Vicente | ||
| 1999–2001 | Câmara Lobos | 46 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Machico | 33 | (1) |
| Total | 294 | (21) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Machico | ||
| 2006 | Bom Sucesso Funchal [pt] | ||
| 2007–2008 | Marítimo (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2012 | Qatar SC (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Al-Shahaniya | ||
| 2014 | Paraná | ||
| 2014–2015 | Ferroviária | ||
| 2015 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2016 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2016 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2017 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2018 | Sport | ||
| 2019 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2019 | São Bento | ||
| 2020–2021 | Marítimo | ||
| 2021 | Retrô | ||
| 2024 | Carlos A. Mannucci | ||
| 2025 | Retrô | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Milton Mendes (born 25 April 1965) is a Brazilianfootballcoach and a former player who played mainly as aright back.
He spent the better part of his 18-year professional career inPortugal, representing nine and amassingPrimeira Liga totals of 87 games and three goals over the course of five seasons. In 2002, he became a manager.
Born inIçara,Santa Catarina,[1] Mendes joinedCR Vasco da Gama in 1984, after starting his career with Santa Catarina Clube. After a loan atCriciúma Esporte Clube in 1986, he moved abroad for the first time in his career in the 1987 summer, joining Portuguese clubLouletano DC.[2]
After featuring regularly for theAlgarve team, Mendes signed forPrimeira Liga sideS.C. Beira-Mar in June 1991. He made his competitive debut for the latter on 24 August, starting in a 2–3 away loss againstBoavista FC.
Mendes moved toC.F. Os Belenenses in 1992, also in the main division. The following year he joined fellow league teamC.F. União, partnering a host of compatriots andsuffering relegation in 1995.
In 1996, Mendes signed forS.C. Espinho in the top flight, and contributed with 12 appearances and two goals inhis first and only season. He subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representingA.D. Camacha, A.C.D. São Vicente,C.S.D. Câmara de Lobos andA.D. Machico, retiring with the latter in 2002 at the age of 37.
The Uefa Pro Coach immediately after retiring, Mendes started working as a manager, with his last club Machico. In 2006, he was appointed at lowly F.C. do Bom Sucesso also in the island ofMadeira; in the following year, he was namedSebastião Lazaroni's assistant atC.S. Marítimo.
Mendes also followed Lazaroni to Qatar, being his assistant atQatar SC.[3] He left the club in 2012, being subsequently in charge ofAl-Shahania Sports Club in the same country.[4]
On 13 December 2013, Mendes signed forParaná Clube.[5] He was sacked on 24 March 2014,[6] and joinedAssociação Ferroviária de Esportes on 4 October.[7]
On 20 April 2015, after being crowned champion of theCampeonato Paulista Série A2, Mendes was appointed manager ofClube Atlético Paranaense, replacing firedEnderson Moreira.[8] He was fired on 28 September, after suffering four consecutive defeats.[9]
In October 2015, Mendes signed a contract withKashiwa Reysol of Japan'sJ1 League, but led the club for only three games before resigning next March for personal reasons.[10] Later that month, Mendes was named at the helm ofSanta Cruz Futebol Clube in his country's top flight,[11] but resigned on 9 August.[12]
On 20 March 2017, Mendes was presented atCR Vasco da Gama.[13] He was relieved from his duties on 21 August.[14]
On 26 September 2018, after more than one year of inactivity, Mendes was namedSport Club do Recife manager.[15] He was not offered a new contract in December by the club's new president.[16]
Mendes returned to Santa Cruz in May 2019.[17] He lost his job on 9 August, when the team were second from bottom.[18] The following month, he was hired atCampeonato Brasileiro Série B outfitEsporte Clube São Bento, but resigned from the last-placed team in November due to criminal allegations.[19] The case against him was dropped in February 2020.[20]
Mendes returned to Marítimo in August 2020 to lead their under-23 team.[21] In December, following the dismissal ofLito Vidigal, he took over the first team. On his debut on 4 December, the team lost 2–1 atS.C. Farense.[22] On 5 March 2021, he resigned having won 5 of 17 games for the bottom-placed team.[23][24]
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| Kashiwa Reysol | 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 | ||
