Diego Mendieta

Diego Mendieta
Personal information
Full name	Diego Antonio Mendieta Romero
Date of birth	13 June 1980
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death	3 December 2012 (aged 32)
Place of death	Surakarta, Indonesia
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Johor Darul Ta'zim
2009–2010	Persitara North Jakarta
2011–2012	Persis Solo F.C.
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Mendieta (13 June 1980 – 3 December 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward for Persis Solo F.C.. His death on 3 December 2012 reportedly caused by cytomegalovirus, an easily treatable disease,^[1] sparked international outrage after it was made known that his club refused to pay his hospital fees, thus resulting in his demise. The club also owed Mendieta an estimated US$12,500 in salaries which had prevented him from returning to his native Paraguay.^[2] The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro), a worldwide representative organisation for professional football players, dubbed his death as a "disgrace for football".

References

^ "Footballer Diego Mendieta's death prompts Indonesia row". BBC. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ Masters, James (6 December 2012). "The lonely death of Diego Mendieta: Football's forgotten man". CNN. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

External links

Diego Mendieta at Soccerway

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[1] "Footballer Diego Mendieta's death prompts Indonesia row". BBC. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

[2] Masters, James (6 December 2012). "The lonely death of Diego Mendieta: Football's forgotten man". CNN. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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