Sebastián Méndez

Sebastián Méndez
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas
Date of birth (1977-07-04) 4 July 1977
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2002 Vélez Sarsfield 177 (3)
2002–2006 Celta 57 (0)
2006–2009 San Lorenzo 60 (2)
2009 Banfield 19 (0)
Total 313 (5)
International career
1999 Argentina 2 (0)
Managerial career
2010 San Lorenzo (caretaker)
2011 Banfield
2013–2014 Atlanta
2014 Platense
2015 Gimnasia Jujuy
2016–2017 Godoy Cruz
2017 Belgrano
2018 Palestino
2019 Cúcuta Deportivo
2019–2020 Gimnasia La Plata (assistant)
2021 Godoy Cruz
2021–2022 Club Tijuana
2023 Unión Santa Fe
2023 Vélez Sarsfield
2024 Newell's Old Boys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas (born 4 July 1977) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He was recently the manager of Newell's Old Boys.

As a player, Méndez won the Argentine Primera División with all three clubs he represented in his country, and also spent five seasons in Spain.