José Adolfo Mendoza Zambrano (born 24 July 1982) is a

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vian

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player currently playing for Santa Rosa PNP.

Club career

Mendoza has played for multiple clubs in Peru as well as Greece. He started at América Cochahuayco in 2002 and was later promoted to Universitario, playing for them until 2006. Subsequently, he played for

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in 2007 before moving to Greece to play for

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and

Ethnikos Asteras F.C. Ethnikos Asteras F.C. ( el, Γ.Α.Ο. Εθνικός Aστέρας, the ''National Star'') is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece. History The club, originally named ''Ethnikos Astir,'' was founded in 1927 from the m ...

He returned to Peru to play with newly promoted

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in 2008. He then signed with

Inti Gas Deportes Ayacucho Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in Ayacucho, Peru. Some of its former names are Aurora Miraflores, Olímpico San Luis, Olímpico Somos Peru, Olímpico Aurora Miraflores, Loreto and Inti Gas. As Olímpico Somos Peru, the ...

—another newly promoted team—and played for 2 years in Ayacucho. In 2011, he returned to his original club Universitario.

International career

Mendoza debuted with the national football team against

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for the 2005 Kirin Cup on May 22, 2005.

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