Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo

Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo (born 16 June 1961) is a Panamanian retired football forward.

Club career Mendieta played for local sides Plaza Amador, Sporting'89 and Tauro. He also had spells abroad in El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras and, most notably, in Mexico during the 1994-95 season.

He announced his retirement in January 2000 after scoring 15 goals for Plaza Amador, but returned to play for Alianza and eventually retired in November 2001 after playing for Alianza against San Francisco, aged 40. According to the IFFHS, Mendieta scored 222 goals in 375 matches between 1978 and 1997.

International career Mendieta made his debut for Panama in an October 1980 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador and has played 80 times for the national team including unofficial matches during the 1980s and early 1990s. He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international was a September 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

Managerial career Mendieta managed the Panama national under-20 football team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands

In 2009, he took charge of his former club Alianza and in May 2014 he was appointed manager of Independiente de La Chorrera, but was dismissed in October 2014.

Personal life Mendieta is the father of former Panamanian international footballer Víctor René Mendieta.

International goals Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 5 October 1980 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–4 4–1 1981 CONCACAF Championship 2 24 March 1984 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 1–1 Friendly match 3 29 May 1984 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–2 2–1 Friendly match 4 17 July 1988 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 1–0 1–1 1989 CONCACAF Championship 5 16 August 1992 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 6 23 August 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica 1–5 5–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 7 17 July 1993 Cotton Bowl (stadium), Dallas, United States 1–0 1–1 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8 9 June 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 4–1 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 9 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–1 Friendly match 10 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 2–0 2–1 Friendly match 11 15 December 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)