Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal Role Portuguese footballer Playing position Height 1.7 m Name Luis Mendes | Number 12 Weight 67 kg 1996–2003 Almada Career start 2005 | |
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Full name Luis Miguel Lopes Mendes Date of birth (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 (age 28) Current team G.D. Estoril Praia (#7 / Defender) | ||
Luís Miguel Lopes Mendes (born 9 April 1987), known as Mano, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Estoril Praia mainly as a right back.
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Club career
A product of C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system, Lisbon-born Mano first appeared with the first team on 4 February 2007 in a 1–0 away win against Vitória de Setúbal. He had to wait until the 2008–09 season to become an important member of the main squad.
In the 2009–10 campaign, Mano featured in 28 games but Belenenses finished as second from bottom in the Primeira Liga, dropping down to the second level. In July 2010 he moved to Villarreal CF B in Spain, playing 31 Segunda División matches in his first year (27 starts) as the Valencians retained their league status.
International career
Mano represented Portugal at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, also appearing in other minor tournaments. In the competition held in Canada, in the round-of-16 defeat against Chile (0–1), he was going to be sent off by referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh for a foul, when teammate Zequinha stripped the judge of his red card, receiving his marching orders as well. Subsequently both players were suspended from international football, Mano for three months.