Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo (born 16 June 1961) is a Panamanian retired football forward.
Club career Mendieta played for local sides Plaza Amador, Sporting'89 and Tauro.Un hombre que sí le ha ganado a Costa Rica - Somos Lasele He also had spells abroad in El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras and, most notably, in Mexico during the 1994-95 season.
He announced his retirement in January 2000 after scoring 15 goals for Plaza Amador,René Mendieta se retira como máximo goleador de temporada - Panamá América but returned to play for AlianzaMendieta y Brown reforzarán delantera del Alianza en primera división - Panamá América and eventually retired in November 2001 after playing for Alianza against San Francisco, aged 40.Mendieta se retira - Panamá América According to the IFFHS, Mendieta scored 222 goals in 375 matches between 1978 and 1997.Mendieta también figura entre los 297 goleadores históricos - La Prensa
International career Mendieta made his debut for Panama in an October 1980 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El SalvadorMendieta: "No vuelvo a la selección" - Crítica and has played 80 times for the national team including unofficial matchesVictor René Mendieta, el hombre record de la Sele - PanamaFutbol during the 1980s and early 1990s. He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
His final international was a September 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.
Managerial career Mendieta managed the Panama national under-20 football team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands and he was named interim coach of the senior squad in 2006.Panamá tendrá a Mendieta como técnico interino amistoso con Perú - Terra
In 2009, he took charge of his former club AlianzaMendieta será técnico del Alianza F.C. - La Estrella and in May 2014 he was appointed manager of Independiente de La Chorrera,Panamá: Víctor René Mendieta, nuevo técnico del CAI - Diez but was dismissed in October 2014.Víctor René Mendieta no seguirá al frente del CAI - Crítica
Personal life Mendieta is the father of former Panamanian international footballer Víctor René Mendieta.Me gustaría volver a la "sele", Mendieta hijo - Panamá América
International goals Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.Víctor René Mendieta - International Appearances # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 5 October 1980 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–4 4–1 1981 CONCACAF Championship 2 24 March 1984 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 1–1 Friendly match 3 29 May 1984 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–2 2–1 Friendly match 4 17 July 1988 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 1–0 1–1 1989 CONCACAF Championship 5 16 August 1992 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 6 23 August 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica 1–5 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 7 17 July 1993 Cotton Bowl (stadium), Dallas, United States 1–0 1–1 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8 9 June 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 4–1 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 9 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–1 Friendly match 10 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 2–0 2–1 Friendly match 11 15 December 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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