Humberto Antonio Mendoza (born October 2, 1984) is a Colombian football

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either ...

Club career

Mendoza debuted as a professional in 2002 playing for

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael ...

. He was then transferred to

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the oth ...

. In January 2011, the defender was transferred to Colón of Argentina, for his first experience outside his native country. After an unsuccessful six months spell at Colón he returned to Colombia to play for his current club.

International career

Mendoza's first call for the Colombia national football team was in 2005, to play the

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...

Honours

Club

;Atlético Nacional *

Fútbol Profesional Colombiano Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

: 2005 Apertura, 2007 Apertura, 2007 Finalización

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* 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Bucaramanga Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football defenders Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Real Cartagena footballers Envigado F.C. players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Atlético Veragüense players San Francisco F.C. players Peruvian Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Argentine Primera División players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Panama Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Panama Expatriate men's footballers in Peru {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub