Luis Carlos Mendoza Burgos (born 27 March 1970) is a Venezuelan professional

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and former player who is a technical director for

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Early life

Born in

Caracas, Venezuela Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

, Mendoza attended the Colegio Santo Tomás de Aquino between 1975 and 1981, playing youth football for the school. Between 1981 and 1983, Mendoza played youth football in Italy for .

Playing career

Mendoza represented Venezuela National team 1988 Suramericano Juvenil, represented Venezuela National team 1992 Preolimpics Paraguay, ,represented Caracas at the

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in two games, and at the

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in six games. He also played for the New Jersey Stallions in the United States, scoring 14 goals in the

between 1997 and 2002.

Managerial career

Between 2000 and 2003, Mendoza coached the New Jersey Stallions. After having been the director of coaching of New Jersey-based youth academy TSF Academy, Mendoza was appointed technical director of

's youth setup on 2 July 2019.

Personal life

Mendoza is the son of , a former professional footballer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendoza, Luis Carlos 1970 births Living people Footballers from Caracas Venezuelan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Caracas FC players New Jersey Stallions players Venezuelan Primera División players USISL Select League players Venezuelan football managers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Monagas S.C. managers