Adriano Custódio Mendes

Adriano Tomás Custódio Mendes (born 28 November 1961) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Cape Verde, Mendes held Portuguese nationality. He emigrated to Argentina before Cape Verde became independent from Portugal, and became a naturalized Argentine citizen. He played for clubs in Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Chile, Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay and Venezuela.^[1]

Adriano Custódio Mendes

Personal information
Full name	Adriano Tomás Custódio Mendes
Date of birth	(1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Gimnasia LP
	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1984	Estudiantes	50	(6)
1982	→ Danubio (loan)
1985	Temperley	9	(1)
1985	Marítimo
1985–1986	Temperley	14	(5)
1986	Blooming	8	(3)
1988	Cerro Porteño	4	(0)
1989–1990	Colón	43	(13)
1990–1991	San Martín Tucumán	37	(7)
1991	Santiago Wanderers	8	(1)
1992	Racing de Olavarría	–	(–)
1992	Boca Juniors Bragado	–	(–)
1993	Deportivo Táchira	17	(5)
1993–1994	Chacarita Juniors	25	(1)
1995	Deportes Iquique	8	(0)
1996–1997	Universidad
1997	El Roble
1997–1998	Temperley	18	(1)
1998	Guaraní Antonio Franco	–	(–)
1998	Social Ramallo	–	(–)
1998	Martín Güemes	–	(–)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Teams

• Estudiantes 1981^[2]
• Danubio 1982^[3]
• Estudiantes 1982–1984
• Temperley 1985^[4]
• Marítimo 1985
• Temperley 1985–1986^[4]
• Blooming 1986
• Cerro Porteño 1988
• Colón 1989–1990^[5]
• San Martín de Tucumán 1990–1991^[6]
• Santiago Wanderers 1991^[7][8]
• Racing de Olavarría 1992
• Boca Juniors de Bragado 1992
• Deportivo Táchira 1993
• Chacarita Juniors 1993–1994
• Deportes Iquique 1995^[7][9]
• Universidad 1996–1997
• El Roble 1997
• Temperley 1997–1998
• Guaraní Antonio Franco 1998^[10]
• Social Ramallo 1998^[10]
• Martín Güemes 1998^[11][12]