Nilton Pereira Mendes
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Portuguese name Template:Infobox football biography Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976, Governador Valadares, Brazil – September 18, 2006, Karagandy) was a Brazilian professional footballer.
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Death
Mendes collapsed on the pitch during a training match for his club FC Shakhter Karagandy and died on the way to the hospital.<ref>МЫ остались без Мендеса…, Наш спорт, September 19, 2006</ref>
Honours
Club
- Irtysh
- Kazakhstan Premier League winner (1): 1999.
- Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2000.
- Astana-1964
- Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2003.
- Kazakhstan Cup winner (2): 2002, 2005
- Kazakhstan Cup runner-up (1): 2001
Individual
- Kazakhstan Premier League top scorer: 2000 (21 goals).
- Kazakhstan Premier League best foreign player: 2002.
References
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- 2006 deaths
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football players who died while playing
- FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi players
- Russian Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- FC Irtysh Pavlodar players
- FC Shakhter Karagandy players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Brazilian expatriates in Kazakhstan
- FC Zhenis Astana players
- Association football forwards
