Nilton Pereira Mendes

Mendes
Personal information
Full name	Nilton Pereira Mendes
Date of birth	January 7, 1976
Place of birth	Governador Valadares, Brazil
Date of death	September 18, 2006 (aged 30)
Place of death	Karagandy, Kazakhstan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Atlético Mineiro
	Internacional
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nilton Pereira Mendes or simply Mendes (January 7, 1976, Governador Valadares, Brazil – September 18, 2006, Karagandy) was a Brazilian professional footballer.

Death

Mendes collapsed on the pitch during a training match for his club FC Shakhter Karagandy and died on the way to the hospital.[1]

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Personal information
Full name	Nilton Pereira Mendes
Date of birth	(1976-01-07)January 7, 1976
Place of birth	Governador Valadares, Brazil
Date of death	September 18, 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 30)
Place of death	Karagandy, Kazakhstan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Atlético Mineiro
	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Zhemchuzhina Sochi	25	(2)
1999–2001	Irtysh Pavlodar	76	(43)
2002–2004	Zhenis Astana	71	(20)
2004	Shakhter Karagandy	16	(6)
2005	Zhenis Astana	26	(7)
2006	Shakhter Karagandy	11	(3)
Total		225	(81)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only