Grigori Méndez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Fe (interim manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Santa Fe | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Academia (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Academia (interim) | ||
| 2010 | Academia (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2021 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Santa Fe (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Santa Fe | ||
| 2022 | Santa Fe (youth) | ||
| 2022 | Santa Fe (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Jaguares de Córdoba | ||
| 2023–2025 | Barranquilla (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Barranquilla | ||
| 2025– | Santa Fe (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados (born 30 December 1972) is a Colombian football manager and former footballer who played as a defender. He is the current interim manager of Independiente Santa Fe.
Career
Méndez was born in Bogotá, and played for Independiente Santa Fe before moving to the United States in 2000 to work as a women's coach. He subsequently worked in Argentina with Quilmes before returning to his home country to work at Academia.[1]
In 2010, Méndez returned to Santa Fe to work as a youth coach.[2] He was also an assistant manager of the main squad in 2019, when Gerardo Bedoya was a manager.[3]
On 23 August 2021, Méndez was named manager of Santa Fe's main squad, replacing Harold Rivera.[4] He remained in the position until the end of the season when he was recalled to the club's under-20 squad,[5] but was appointed as interim manager of the first squad shortly after the dismissal of manager Martín Cardetti in late April 2022.[6]
On 27 May 2022, Méndez was announced as manager of Jaguares de Córdoba.[7] On 13 September, Jaguares announced his resignation from the position.[8]
On 22 November 2022, Méndez joined Categoría Primera B club Barranquilla as an assistant to Nelson Flórez.[9] He was part of Flórez's coaching staff at Barranquilla until 28 March 2025, when the club announced the coach's departure and subsequently promoted Méndez to head coach.[10] Méndez left Barranquilla on 23 July 2025.[11]
Méndez returned to Santa Fe as an interim manager along with Francisco López on 24 September 2025, following the resignation of Jorge Bava.[12]
References
- ^ "Grigori Giovanni Méndez" (in Spanish). DXT Capital. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Cara a cara: Alejandro Restrepo vs. Grigori Méndez" [Face to face: Alejandro Restrepo vs. Grigori Méndez] (in Spanish). Vavel. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Grigori Méndez: 'Antes que presión, tengo confianza y convicción'" [Grigori Méndez: 'Before feeling pressure, I have confidence and conviction'] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "[Comunicado Oficial] Nuevo Cuerpo Técnico" [[Official announcement] New technical staff] (in Spanish). Independiente Santa Fe. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Santa Fe ya tomó una decisión sobre el futuro de Grigori Méndez" [Santa Fe already made a decision on Grigori Méndez's future] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Eduardo Méndez: "Para evitar cualquier violación a la norma, inscribimos al profesor Grigori Méndez"" [Eduardo Méndez: "To avoid any breach of rules, we registered professor Grigori Méndez"] (in Spanish). ESPN. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Grigori Méndez es el nuevo entrenador de Jaguares de Córdoba" [Grigori Méndez is the new manager of Jaguares de Córdoba] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cambio de entrenador en Jaguares: Grigori Méndez no va más y su reemplazo será Alexis Márquez" [Change of manager in Jaguares: Grigori Méndez is no more and his replacement will be Alexis Márquez] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "¡De la nevera, al nivel del mar! Nelson 'Rolo' Flórez es nuevo entrenador de Barranquilla FC" [From the fridge, to sea level! Nelson Rolo Flórez is Barranquilla FC's new coach] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Nelson Flórez no es más el entrenador del Barranquilla FC" [Nelson Flórez is no longer the coach of Barranquilla FC] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Dayron Pérez, nuevo timonel del Barranquilla FC" [Dayron Pérez, new Barranquilla FC helmsman] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Santa Fe confirma el futuro de Jorge Bava tras victoria contra Medellín" [Santa Fe confirms Jorge Bava's future after victory against Medellín] (in Spanish). Blu Radio. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
External links
- Grigori Méndez coach profile at Soccerway (archived)