Nilton Mendes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.

Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976 – September 18, 2006) was a Brazilian professional footballer. He was born in Governador Valadares.

Nilton Mendes

Mendes with FC Zhenis
Personal information
Full name	Nilton Pereira Mendes
Date of birth	(1976-01-07)January 7, 1976
Place of birth	Governador Valadares, Brazil
Date of death	September 18, 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 30)
Place of death	Karagandy, Kazakhstan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Atlético Mineiro
	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Zhemchuzhina Sochi	25	(2)
1999–2001	Irtysh Pavlodar	76	(43)
2002–2004	Zhenis Astana	71	(20)
2004	Shakhter Karagandy	16	(6)
2005	Zhenis Astana	26	(7)
2006	Shakhter Karagandy	11	(3)
Total		225	(81)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

Mendes collapsed on the pitch during a training match for his club FC Shakhter Karagandy and died on the way to the hospital at Karagandy.^[1]

Honours

Club

Irtysh

• Kazakhstan Premier League winner (1): 1999.
• Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2000.

Astana-1964

• Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2003.
• Kazakhstan Cup winner (2): 2002, 2005
• Kazakhstan Cup runner-up (1): 2001

Individual

• Kazakhstan Premier League top scorer: 2000 (21 goals).
• Kazakhstan Premier League best foreign player: 2002.

See also

• List of association footballers who died while playing