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30 / Colombia · 1987–1997

Alexis Mendoza

CB anchor
Caps · Colombia
67
Goals · Colombia
2
Life
1961
Clubs
Cúcuta Deportivo, América de Cali, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz
#30
Editorial rank of 33 for Colombia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Junior counted 416 matches from him across three spells in Barranquilla, and the armband was his there from 1985, when he was 23. Career record: 67 caps and 2 goals for Colombia; club career at Cúcuta Deportivo, América de Cali, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.

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Career record

1983–1990Junior de Barranquilla
1984–1984Cúcuta Deportivo
1990–1992América de Cali
1993–1996Junior de Barranquilla
1997–1997Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz
1998–1998Junior de Barranquilla
Colombia67 caps, 2 goals

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One rank above: Abel Aguilar at #29.

One rank below: Giovanni Hernández at #31.

Colombia's editorial top five: Carlos Valderrama · James Rodríguez · Radamel Falcao · Faustino Asprilla · Iván Córdoba.

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