Norberto Doroteo Méndez

Norberto Méndez

Personal information
Full name	Norberto Doroteo Méndez
Date of birth	(1923-01-05)January 5, 1923
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1947	Huracán	177	(67)
1947–1954	Racing Club	128	(47)
1954–1956	Tigre	46	(7)
1956–1958	Huracán	38	(11)
International career
1945–1956	Argentina	31	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norberto Doroteo Méndez (January 5, 1923 – June 22, 1998) was an Argentine football midfielder. He was born on January 5, 1923, in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played 33 games for the Argentina national football team and won 3 Copa América titles and 3 Primera Division Argentina titles in his career. He is perhaps most famous for being the all-time top scorer in the history of the Copa América with 17 goals.

Club career

Méndez started his playing career with Club Atlético Huracán in 1941. In 1947 he moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda where he helped the club become tricampeones (triple champions) by winning the Primera Division Argentina titles of 1949, 1950 and 1951.

In 1954 Méndez moved to Club Atlético Tigre, he returned to Huracán in 1956 and he retired from football in 1958 at the age of 35.

Méndez once said that he had three great loves in his life, Huracán was his girlfriend, racing his wife and la selección (Argentina), his passion.

Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1949	Racing Club	Primera División Argentina
1950	Racing Club	Primera División Argentina
1951	Racing Club	Primera División Argentina

Other club titles

• Copa Adrián Escobar (2): 1942, 1943
• Copa Británica: 1944

International career

Méndez played for the Argentina national team between 1945 and 1956, he played 31 games and scored 19 goals. He is the equal 10th highest scoring player in the history of Argentine football.

Méndez helped Argentina to win three Copa América titles, he scored 17 goals in the competition, making him the highest scoring player in the history of the tournament.

International titles

Season	Club	Title
1945	Argentina	Copa América
1946	Argentina	Copa América
1947	Argentina	Copa América

Other international titles

• Copa Lipton: 1945
• Copa Newton: 1945
• Copa Chevallier Boutell: 1945, 1950

Personal Titles

• Copa América all time top scorer: 17 goals
• South American Championship 1945 Golden Boot
• South American Championship 1946 Silver Boot
• South American Championship 1947 Silver Boot

External links

• (Spanish) Clarín Tucho Méndez obituary
• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)