Mendoza played most of his club career as a
defender for
Atlético Junior. He also played for
América de Cali between 1990 and 1992, where he won two
Colombian league championships (1990 & 1992). In 1993, he returned to Junior and helped them to win the 1993 and 1995 Colombian league championships. Towards the end of his career Mendoza played for
Veracruz in Mexico. ==International career==