mˈɑːɹɹɪˌoʊ mˈeɪndɛz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪð klˈʌb ˈætləs ɪnðə jˈɪɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ɪnðə ɡˈoʊldən ˈeɪdʒ ðæt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd mˈɛni æt ðə tˈaɪm, pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ plˈeɪɚz lˈaɪk ɹˌɑːfaɪˈɛl mˈɑːɹkɛz, dˈænjəl ɑːsˈoːɹnoʊ, hwˈɑːn pˈɑːbloʊ ɹədɹˈiːɡɛz ænd miːɡˈɛl zˈɛpɛdə.
Mario Méndez started his career with Club Atlas in the year 1998, in the golden age that included many (at the time, promising) players like Rafael Márquez, Daniel Osorno, Juan Pablo Rodriguez and Miguel Zepeda.