Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1994–2000 | Santa Fe | ||
Managerial career | |||
2007–2010 | Academia (youth) | ||
2010 | Academia (interim) | ||
2010 | Academia (assistant) | ||
2010–2021 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
2019 | Santa Fe (assistant) | ||
2021 | Santa Fe | ||
2022 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
2022 | Santa Fe (interim) | ||
2022 | Jaguares de Córdoba | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados (born 30 December 1972) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Méndez was born in Bogotá, and played for Independiente Santa Fe before moving to the United States in 2000 to work as a women's coach. He subsequently worked in Argentina with Quilmes before returning to his home country to work at Academia. [1]
In 2010, Méndez returned to Santa Fe to work as a youth coach. [2] He was also an assistant manager of the main squad in 2019, when Gerardo Bedoya was a manager. [3]
On 23 August 2021, Méndez was named manager of Santa Fe's main squad, replacing Harold Rivera. [4] He remained in the position until the end of the season when he was recalled to the club's under-20 squad, [5] but was appointed as interim manager of the first squad shortly after the dismissal of manager Martín Cardetti in late April 2022. [6]
On 27 May 2022, Méndez was announced as manager of Jaguares de Córdoba. [7] On 13 September, Jaguares announced his resignation from the position. [8]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1994–2000 | Santa Fe | ||
Managerial career | |||
2007–2010 | Academia (youth) | ||
2010 | Academia (interim) | ||
2010 | Academia (assistant) | ||
2010–2021 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
2019 | Santa Fe (assistant) | ||
2021 | Santa Fe | ||
2022 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
2022 | Santa Fe (interim) | ||
2022 | Jaguares de Córdoba | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados (born 30 December 1972) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Méndez was born in Bogotá, and played for Independiente Santa Fe before moving to the United States in 2000 to work as a women's coach. He subsequently worked in Argentina with Quilmes before returning to his home country to work at Academia. [1]
In 2010, Méndez returned to Santa Fe to work as a youth coach. [2] He was also an assistant manager of the main squad in 2019, when Gerardo Bedoya was a manager. [3]
On 23 August 2021, Méndez was named manager of Santa Fe's main squad, replacing Harold Rivera. [4] He remained in the position until the end of the season when he was recalled to the club's under-20 squad, [5] but was appointed as interim manager of the first squad shortly after the dismissal of manager Martín Cardetti in late April 2022. [6]
On 27 May 2022, Méndez was announced as manager of Jaguares de Córdoba. [7] On 13 September, Jaguares announced his resignation from the position. [8]