Adriano Tomás Custodio Mendes

Adriano Tomaz Custódio Mendes (born 28 November 1961) is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the Portuguese Cape Verde, thus holding Portuguese nationality at the time, he moved to Lisbon at age 8 and emigrated to Argentina at 12. before Cape Verde became independent from Portugal, and became a naturalized Argentine citizen. Custódio Mendes played for clubs in Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Chile, Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay and Venezuela. Already retired, he visited now-independent Cape Verde for the first time in 2015, 42 years after leaving the islands, and the last time in 2017.

Danubio 1982

Estudiantes 1982–1984

Temperley 1985

Marítimo 1985

Temperley 1985–1986

San Martín de Tucumán 1990–1991

Santiago Wanderers 1991

Racing de Olavarría 1992

Boca Juniors de Bragado 1992

Deportivo Táchira 1993

Chacarita Juniors 1993–1994

Deportes Iquique 1995

Universidad 1996–1997

El Roble 1997

Temperley 1997–1998

Guaraní Antonio Franco 1998

Social Ramallo 1998