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Joel Mendes

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Joel Mendes
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-06-25)25 June 1946
Place of birth Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Date of death 9 December 2024(2024-12-09) (aged 78)
Place of death Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Santa Felicidade-PR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Coritiba
1970–1975 Santos
1972Portuguesa (loan) 17 (0)
1973Coritiba (loan)
1974Vitória (loan)
1975–1977 Bahia
1977–1979 Santa Cruz
1979–1981 Colorado-PR
1980Santa Cruz (loan)
1982 Operário-MS
1983 Nacional-SP
1984 Colorado-PR
1984 Paranavaí
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joel Mendes (25 June 1946 – 9 December 2024) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

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Revealed by Coritiba in the late 1960s, Joel Mendes stood out for the elasticity and speed of his jumps, which earned him a move to Santos in 1970. He also had a notable spell at Vitória, where he was elected Bola de Prata for his performance in the 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1] In 1975 he had another spell at Santos, but moved to Bahia, where he was state champion in 1975, 1976 and 1977.

After retiring from football in 1984, he became the owner of a bakery in Curitiba.[2][3][4][5]

Death

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Mendes died from a stroke in Curitiba, on 9 December 2024, at the age of 78.[4][6]

Honours

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Coritiba

Bahia

Santa Cruz

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Bola de Prata Placar 1974". Placar (in Portuguese). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Joel Mendes (ex-goleiro do Santos e do Coxa)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
  4. ^ a b "Ídolo do Coritiba, goleiro Joel Mendes morre aos 78 anos". Um Dois Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Joel Mendes deixou Curitiba para ganhar o mundo". Tribuna PR (in Portuguese). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Joel Mendes, ex-goleiro de Coritiba, Santos e Vitória, morre aos 78 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 9 December 2024.
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