Victor Mendes... both of his parents were born in Barcellos, POR... he was two years old when his family moved from Barcellos to Kingston... favourites have included Diego Maradona, Zinédine Zidane and Lionel Messi... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 2012...

For Sport

served as head coach of Royal Military College (1999 to present)... served as a video coordinator in Canada Soccer’s men’s national and men’s national youth programs starting in 2005... also served as an equipment manager in Canada Soccer’s men’s national program in 2005 and 2006 (with coach Frank Yallop)... served on Canada’s staff at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup... served on Canada’s staff at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Canada reached the semi-final stage)... served on Canada’s staff during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2008 (Canada reached CONCACAF semi-final round)... served on Canada’s staff at the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Men's Championship... served on Canada’s staff when the team reached the quarter-final stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup... served on Canada’s staff at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup... served on Canada’s staff during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2011 and 2012 (Canada was eliminated on the final day of the CONCACAF semi-final stage)...