Guillermo Mendizábal Sánchez (born 8 October 1954) is a Mexican former
footballer
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and manager.
Club career
He debuted with
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
in the 1974–75 season, and helped the team win the 1978–79 and 1979-80 league titles.
In his professional day view he played as a central defender substituting Alberto Quintano, later on
Raúl Cardenás placed him as a central defensive midfielder where he played the rest of his career.
While playing for
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
,
Atlético Madrid board of directors became interested in Mendizábal, but could not buy his transfer because
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
owned the players card. In his place
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 11 July 1958) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican ...
was enrolled with the colchonero side.
After
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
, he played for
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
The Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (, ''Autonomous University of Guadalajara''), commonly abbreviated to UAG or Autónoma, is a coeducational, independent, private university based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. Established in 1935, ...
, from 1983 to 1985. Later on he played a full season with
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...
of
Spain
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, i ...
, before returning to
Mexico
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to play for
Club Deportivo Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...
, where he won the 1986-87 league title. In that final
Guadalajara and
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
faced each in other in the final with anecdotal emphasis because while Guillermo Mendizabal was playing for
Chivas, his brother Marco Antonio was playing for the celestes. In that year whichever team was going to win the title they were going to have Mendizabal in the champion's team.
During his footballer career he played for
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
,
UAG,
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...
, and
Club Deportivo Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...
.
Guillermo retired at the age of 37 in 1991.
International career
With the Mexico national team he debuted 15 February 1978. In total, he played 24 games and scored 3 goals. He played the 1978
World Cup
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.
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Estadio Jalisco
The Jalisco Stadium is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The facility is located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, 4 ...
,
Guadalajara,
Mexico
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Estadio Mateo Flores
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,
Guatemala City
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Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of Association football, football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of a ...
,
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
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1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
As a manager
After hanging his boots, he began his managing career in 1995, at León AC where he only last the 1995–96 season. He would also manage Correcaminos de la UAT in the Primera División A in 2003.
Nickname
At the time he was playing for
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
his teammates would call him "Mendi" (to shorten his last name) and the "M" was changed to a "W" and since then his being known as "Wendy".
References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
Footballers from Mexico City
Mexican expatriate footballers
Mexican footballers
La Liga players
Liga MX players
Cruz Azul footballers
Rayo Vallecano players
C.D. Guadalajara footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Mexico men's international footballers
Mexican people of Basque descent
Men's association football midfielders
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Club León managers
Mexican football managers