Nilton Mendes

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

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

Club

 * Irtysh
 * Kazakhstan Premier League winner (1): 1999.
 * Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2000.


 * Astana-1964
 * Kazakhstan Premier League bronze (1): 2003.
 * Kazakhstan Cup winner (2): 2002, 2005
 * Kazakhstan Cup runner-up (1): 2001

Individual

 * Kazakhstan Premier League top scorer: 2000 (21 goals).
 * Kazakhstan Premier League best foreign player: 2002.