Franco Mendoza
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Franco Daniel Mendoza is an Argentine
football
striker currently playing for Gimnasia (LP).
Mendoza started his playing career in 2000 with Atlético de Rafaela in the Argentine 2nd division. In 2002-2003 the club won the league and obtained promotion to the Argentine Primera
. Atlético were relegated after one season, but Mendoza stayed on with the club until 2005.
Mendoza was signed by Primera division side Banfield
in 2005, he then joined Godoy Cruz
in 2006 and Mexican
club Atlante in 2007.
Mendoza joined newly promoted Huracán
in 2007, and helped the club to finish in the top half of the table in the Apertura 2007, and finished as the clubs topscorer in the tournament.
On 2009 Mendoza joined Ecuadorian Emelec
.
Mendoza has become known for coming off the bench in the 2nd half of tied games and delivering the knockout goal for his team both in the local tournament and in la Copa Sudamericana 2009.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football
Football (soccer)
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striker currently playing for Gimnasia (LP).
Mendoza started his playing career in 2000 with Atlético de Rafaela in the Argentine 2nd division. In 2002-2003 the club won the league and obtained promotion to the Argentine Primera
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
. Atlético were relegated after one season, but Mendoza stayed on with the club until 2005.
Mendoza was signed by Primera division side Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
in 2005, he then joined Godoy Cruz
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba
Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, known simply as Godoy Cruz, is a sports club from Godoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, Argentina. The club is best known for their football team, that plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system.-History:The club was founded...
in 2006 and Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
club Atlante in 2007.
Mendoza joined newly promoted Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
in 2007, and helped the club to finish in the top half of the table in the Apertura 2007, and finished as the clubs topscorer in the tournament.
On 2009 Mendoza joined Ecuadorian Emelec
Emelec
Emelec can refer to:*Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador, a former Ecuadorian electric company*Club Sport Emelec, a football club founded by the above company...
.
Mendoza has become known for coming off the bench in the 2nd half of tied games and delivering the knockout goal for his team both in the local tournament and in la Copa Sudamericana 2009.
Titles
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 |  Atlético de Rafaela |
Primera B Nacional |