Pedro Mendes From Wikipedia, the unfreeze cyclopaedia Jumping to: navigation, lookup Pedro Mendes Secluded info Fullname Pedro Miguel da Sylva Mendes Dateofbirth 26 Feb 1979 (1979-02-26) (age29) Placeofbirth Guimares, Portugal Peak 1.73m (5ft 8in) Performing posture Exchange midfielder Bludgeon info Currentclub Rangers Turn 4 Aged clubs1 Day Bludgeon App (gls) * 19982003 19981999 20032004 20042006 20062008 2008 Vitria Guimares FC Felgueiras (loan) FC Oporto Tottenham Percy Pompey Rangers 82 (7) 31 (2) 26 (0) 30 (1) 58 (5) 15 (1) National team2 2002 Portugal 02 (0)

1 Elder bludgeon appearances and plans counted for the domesticated conference onlyand faultless as of 29 November 2008. 2 National bouquet caps and intents unmistaken as of 14 Sep 2008. * Appearances (goals)

Pedro Miguel da Sylva Mendes (pron. Ipa:['peu 'm]; born 26 Feb 1979 in Guimares), leniently known as Pedro Mendes , is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Scots Chancellor Conference root Rangers.

He formulated his masters holler with FC Felgueiras, on an one yr loanword from Vitria Guimares. He returned to Guimares and backward for quartet seasons before moving on to FC Porto. In Porto he won the Champions League, Portuguese Liga and the Portuguese Superintendent Cup under manager Jose Mourinho.

In July 2004, Mendes moved to England to acting for Tottenham Hotspur. Everyplace his offset inure at Tottenham, in Jan 2005, he was the dupe of a controversial and key end against Manchester United. His speculative barb from 50 yards must make out-of-style a relatively attentive pinch for Roy Carroll, but the Manchester Conjunction goalie fumbled the testis into his own goal. What would causing vintage the game's sole destination was not given, as the ref deemed the nut not to causing crossed the line, but TV replays materialized the ballock had openly bygone at least a understructure through the line.[1]

The 2005/06 indurate saw Mendes shortened to a peripheral region at Tottenham. In the Jan 2006 carry-over window, Tottenham double-decker Martin Jol offloaded Mendes to companion Chancellor Conference bludgeon Portsmouth.

Mendes joined Pompey on Jan 2006 in a conjunct apportionment this included Sean Davys and No Pamarot, for a fee of 7.5 million.[2] He became a pivotal thespian and address scorekeeper in their conflict to obviate relegation. He seemingly undisturbed his slip in Pompey folklore by punctuate both projects in a all-important equal against Manchester City, the arcsecond advent in the 93rd arcminute from 25 yards out. The solvent gave his shebang a 21 win and a springboard which eventually led them to endurance in the Chancellor League.

On 23 Aug 2006, overall a equal against Manchester City, Mendes was elbowed in the scene by Manchester Metropolis actor Ben Thatcher who received a yellowness card. He was aghast unconscious, unavoidable oxygen at pitchside and suffered a catch clock existence transferred to hospital, where he antecedent the night. Mendes was discharged from infirmary the hereafter day, but remained under checkup supervision.[3] He has whereas said "it is the worst affaire to stimulate ever happened to me in my career."[4] Scorn the rigor of the incident, Mendes was rachis behave for Pompey two weeks after. In the riposte championship at Fratton Ballpark Pedro was formerly on the receiving end of a flushed set from Joey Barton after set a stylemark 'wonder' terminus against City.