Eugenio Méndez
# Eugenio Méndez

Eugenio Leonel Méndez Henríquez (born 23 November 1941) is a Chilean former football winger who played professionally in Chile, Mexico, Ecuador and Bolivia.

## Club career

Born in Valparaíso, Méndez began playing football as a right winger with Santiago Wanderers. He made his Chilean league debut against Audax Italiano in 1959. After nine years with Wanderers, he joined Deportes Magallanes, as Wanderers won its second Chilean league title the same year. Méndez returned to Wanderers and played in the 1969 Copa Libertadores.

In 1973, Méndez moved abroad, joining Mexican Primera División side Club de Fútbol Laguna. Next, he played in Ecuador for Sociedad Deportiva Aucas before returning to Santiago Wanderers in 1974. A few seasons later, he moved to Bolivia where he finished his playing career.

## International career

Méndez represented Chile at youth level in 1959.

At senior level, Méndez appeared for the Chile national football team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds, scoring two goals in a 7–2 win against Colombia on 1 August 1965. In total, he made 4 appearances for the national team from 1964 to 1965.

## Personal life

He is the older brother of Javier Méndez, who is also a Chilean former international footballer.

He was nicknamed Pastelito (Little Cake).

## Honours

Santiago Wanderers

* Copa Chile (2): 1959, 1961

Chile

* Copa del Pacífico (1): 1965
