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

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er who played as a

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Club career

Mendoza 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

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...

in 2007 before moving to Greece to play for

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and

Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. (, the ''National Star'') was a football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece. History The club, originally named ''Ethnikos Astir,'' was founded in 1927 from the merger of Ethnikos and Asteras Kaisariani. They particip ...

. He returned to Peru to play with newly promoted

Juan Aurich Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a Peru, Peruvian association football, football club based in Chiclayo. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005. The club currently ...

in 2008. He then signed with

Inti Gas Deportes Ayacucho Fútbol Club, more popularly known as Ayacucho, is a Peruvian professional football club located in Ayacucho, Peru. The club won a Second Division title in 2006, and as Inti Gas, the club finished as runner-up in 2008. The club currently ...

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

International career

Mendoza debuted with the Peru national team against

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for the

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on 22 May 2005.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendoza, Jose 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Pisco, Peru 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football utility players Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian Primera División players Peruvian Segunda División players U América FC footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Veria F.C. players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Juan Aurich footballers Ayacucho FC footballers Sport Huancayo footballers Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers Sport Victoria players Alianza Atlético footballers Comerciantes Unidos footballers Club Deportivo Los Chankas players Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece