STATS BY JEANMARC & EL MAGO 10

Name: Jorge Alberto Mendonça Paulino



Country: / Portugal/Angola
Club: Club Atlético de Madrid
Position: *SS, CF AMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 25-29 years (19/09/1938)

Height: 184 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Attack: 86
Defence: 39
Balance: 85
Stamina: 78
Top Speed: 79
Acceleration: 75
Response: 81
Agility: 76
Dribble Accuracy: 92
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 90
Short Pass Speed: 78
Long Pass Accuracy: 84
Long Pass Speed: 77
Shot Accuracy: 83
Shot Power: 85
Shot Technique: 84
Free Kick Accuracy: 68
Curling: 73
Header: 82
Jump: 79
Technique: 90
Aggression: 81
Mentality: 70
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 3
Growth Type: Standard


CARDS:
P05 Trickster
S02 Passer
S05 1-touch Play
S16 1-footed Roulette
S18 Cross Over Turn

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Playmaking - Passing - Dribbling - 1 touch Pass - Tactical Dribble

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


INFO:

Former Portuguese player. Jorge was inside forward and CF, selected as the best foreign player in Atletico history and his teammates voted him as the best ever player in general to play for Atletico. Typical lazy genius who should have achieved much more in his career. Fantastic technician with tremendous dribblings and excellent passing range, had great vision, solid heading, powerful and precise shot but lacked consistency. Not too fast but pretty skillful on the ball. Mendoza is the leader of the field and his teammates take advantage perfectly of his quality at the touch of ball. The rivals fear him because not only was he a player who organized the game from the center of the field but he had capability with a change of spectacular rhythm that left the opponents behind. Jorge Alberto de Mendonça was born in Luanda (Angola) on 19 September 1938. Although born in Angola, his first steps in football gives them in Portugal, a country that comes from his homeland with his familia.En those years dejuventud, Mendonça already shows its sheer quality and Sporting Lisbon will tab. A few years in the capital Lisbon catapult him to another Sporting Braga on where Deportivo played until of Corunna has its eye bringing it to the League the late Spanish cincuenta. On Riazor last games of the season 1957-1958, emphasizing above all other players. Atletico want to sign him and has no problem in taking the services of the Angolan August 1958, precisely the summer in the landing in the Metropolitan Vava, the team faces the first European involvement in its history and maximum definitively removed scorer in the club's history, Adrián Escudero. Season 59/60 is important to the organization, however can not enjoy Mendoza success in their capacity abroad. the Federation not allow these players to participate in the Cup by what Jorge saw each other they fell the rivals to see their peers in the finals of frenteal Bernabeu Madrid. that Cup he could not play but the title will knew as their own. Something that solves the following year nacionalidad.Su obtaining new status 'Spanish' allows you to play the Cup and there also demonstrate his genius. You can play in the semifinals and assistance team to stop on the way to Real Valladolid ina tie omplicated since lost Zorilla 3-1 (with Avarito serious injury) and had to traced in the Metropolitan. In that game Mendonça brand his first two goals in Cup. In 1960 he won the Copa del Rey, which was the first Cup title in the history of Atletico Madrid. The following year he won his second Cup. In the 61-62 season they won the Cup Winners' Cup, first European title in the history of Atletico set. At the end Mendonca scored a goal. With Atletico Madrid won another Cup and a League. Mendonça remained Atletico getting nine seasons, and four titles, three second league and a runner in the Cup Winners Cup. Will be history of Atletico Madrid as the player who scored the goal that put an end to the longest winning streak of Real Madrid in their stadium. The Real Madrid unbeaten league was eight years and 18 days (2940 days, 121 games), becoming the team's longest unbeaten home state in the history of the league. The streak ended when the March 7, 1965 Mendoça scored the goal (74 minutes) which gave victory to Atletico in Madrid derby remembered that. In 1967 he signed for FC Barcelona. In his first season won the Copa del Rey and get a runner-up league. Stay on the team two seasons. In 1969 he moved to play Mallorca. That season, after which the team would drop to the second division, has almost no opportunities to play. Mendonca played a total of 206 League games scoring 72 goals. Currently he is the founder and president of the AFPA "SPORTS GROUP OF FORMER AFRICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION". Coordinates large projects of this association. The Executive Committee consists of copañeros prestigious professional football. Has extensive experience in management functions of large international sporting events.