dismissal of Lito Vidigal, Mendes was named head coach until the end of the season, and Jorge Andrade was named as his assistant. On 26 October, following a 0–0 home draw against C.S. Marítimo that still left the team above the relegation zone, he was dismissed. Mendes returned to active on 27 September 2021, taking charge of Amora F.C. in the Portuguese third division. Criminal charges In March 2013, Mendes was arrested by the National Counterterrorism unit of the Judicial Police, which was competent to investigate the crime of kidnapping. He was suspected of abducting his 31-year-old ex-wife and raping her, and also of the repeated practice of domestic violence on his former partner and mother of his youngest daughter. Honours Vitória Setúbal Taça de Portugal: 2004–05 Taça da Liga: 2007–08 References External links 1977 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Sportspeople from Setúbal District Black Portuguese sportspeople Cape Verdean footballers Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Vitória F.C. players FC Porto players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Hércules CF players Villarreal CF players UD Salamanca players AD Ceuta footballers Süper Lig players Manisaspor footballers Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Cape Verde international footballers Cape Verdean expatriate footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Turkey Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Cape Verdean football managers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Vitória F.C. managers