of music, and in particular had a passion for DJing; he also appeared on-stage at the Benicàssim festival in 2015 during a set by the band Los Planetas, whose song "Un buen día" referenced him in its lyrics. Mendieta stated that Ruud Gullit was his footballing hero as an adolescent, due to the Dutchman's unconventional style. Career statistics Club Sources: International Sources: Appearances and goals by national team and year International goals Source: Honours Valencia Copa del Rey: 1998–99 Supercopa de España: 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01 Middlesbrough Football League Cup: 2003–04 UEFA Cup runner-up: 2005–06 Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996; Third place 1994 Individual UEFA Club Football Awards: Best Midfielder 1999–2000, 2000–01 ESM Team of the Season: 2000–01 References External links CiberChe biography and stats 1974 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Bilbao Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players CD Castellón footballers Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players FC Barcelona players Serie A players S.S. Lazio players Premier League players Middlesbrough F.C. players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain under-23 international footballers Spain international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Spain Basque Country international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England