Mendes (footballer, born 1976)

	Silvio Mendes da Paixão Junior (born 2 April 1976), simply known as Mendes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career
Born in Salvador, Mendes started his career at Catuense. He also played for Galícia and Camaçari, where he was champion of the Copa da Bahia in 1999. He played in Dutch football at Heerenveen, and then at Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, where he was national champion. In 2002 and 2003 he was two-time state champion at Figueirense, and played for other intermediate clubs in Brazil until arriving at Peñarol in 2007, where he scored 11 goals in the 2006–07 Uruguayan Primera División. The following year, he played for Juventude and was one of the top scorers in that year's state championship.

He also played for EC Bahia, EC Novo Hamburgo, teams from the state of Pará, CSA, Brasiliense, Araxá and Taboão da Serra, his last professional team. After retiring, he works as a football commentator on radio and TV in the state of Bahia.

Honours

 * Camaçari
 * Taça Estado da Bahia: 1999


 * Oriente Petrolero
 * Bolivian Primera División: 2001


 * Figueirense
 * Campeonato Catarinense: 2002, 2003


 * Individual
 * 2008 Campeonato Gaúcho top scorer: 13 goals