Junior counted 416 matches from him across three spells in Barranquilla, and the armband was his there from 1985, when he was 23. Four Colombian championships came in six seasons, two with América de Cali in 1990 and 1992 and two back at Junior in 1993 and 1995; he played 67 times for Colombia between 1987 and 1997, at four Copa Américas and the 1994 World Cup. Career record: 67 caps and 2 goals for Colombia; club career at Cúcuta Deportivo, América de Cali, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.
| 1983–1990 | Junior de Barranquilla |
| 1984–1984 | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| 1990–1992 | América de Cali |
| 1993–1996 | Junior de Barranquilla |
| 1997–1997 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz |
| 1998–1998 | Junior de Barranquilla |
| Colombia | 67 caps, 2 goals |
Colombia legends whose careers overlapped Mendoza's
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.