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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1974)}}
{{Portuguese name|Santos|Menezes}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Tony Menezes
| image          = 
| fullname       = Anthony Santos Menezes
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1974|11|24}}
| birth_place    = [[Mississauga, Ontario]], Canada<ref>[https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/tony-menezes/ Anthony Santos Menezes: Canadian player profile, clubs and stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202233200/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/tony-menezes/ |date=2022-02-02 }} ''Worldfootball.net''. Retrieved 21 March 2021</ref>
| height         = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position       = [[defender (football)|Defender]]
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| youthyears1    = 
| youthclubs1    = 
| years1         = 1996
| clubs1         = [[Madureira Esporte Clube|Madureira]]
| caps1          = 
| goals1         = 
| years2         = 1997–1998
| clubs2         = [[America Football Club (RJ)|America]]
| caps2          = 
| goals2         = 
| years3         = 1999
| clubs3         = [[Bangu Atlético Clube|Bangu]]
| caps3          = 
| goals3         = 
| years4         = 1999
| clubs4         = [[Clube de Regatas Brasil|CRB]]
| caps4          = 
| goals4         = 
| years5         = 2000–2001
| clubs5         = [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
| caps5          = 
| goals5         = 
| years6         = 2001
| clubs6         = [[Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP)|Botafogo/SP]]
| caps6          = 5
| goals6         = 0
| years7         = 2002
| clubs7         = [[Gansu Tianma|Gansu Nongken]]
| caps7          = 19
| goals7         = 0
| years8         = 2003
| clubs8         = [[Nanjing Yoyo]]
| caps8          = 17
| goals8         = 3
| years9         = 2004
| clubs9         = [[Zhejiang Lucheng]]
| caps9          = 22
| goals9         = 4
| years10         = 2006
| clubs10         = [[Toronto Lynx]]
| caps10          = 6
| goals10         = 0
| years11         = 2006
| clubs11         = [[Sport Club Ulbra|SC Ulbra (RS)]]
| caps11          = 
| goals11         = 
| years12         = 2006–2007
| clubs12         = [[Mahindra United]]
| years13        = 2008–2010
| clubs13        = [[Porto Alegre Futebol Clube|Porto Alegre FC]]
| pcupdate       = 17:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2003
| nationalteam1  = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps1  = 27
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2005
| nationalteam2  = [[Canada national beach soccer team|Canada Beach Soccer]]
| nationalcaps2  = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| ntupdate       = 22 November 2009
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|soccer]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002 United States]]|}}
}}

'''Anthony Santos Menezes''' (born November 24, 1974) is a retired Canadian professional [[soccer]] player, who predominantly played as a [[defender (football)|defender]] and represented [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada national football team]] on 27 occasions between 1998 and 2003.

==Personal life==
A 6'1, 180&nbsp;lb (82&nbsp;kg) [[defender (football)|defender]], Menezes was born in [[Mississauga]], [[Ontario]]. He has a Brazilian mother and Portuguese father. When he was 10, he and his family immigrated to [[Brazil]] from Canada, where Tony was born.

==Club career==
===Brazil===
Menezes began his professional club career at [[Madureira Esporte Clube|Madureira EC]] in 1996 and appeared in [[Campeonato Carioca Série B1]]. He later moved to another Brazilian team [[America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro)|America FC Rio]] in 1997 and played until 1998.

In 1999, he appeared with two different lower league clubs in Brazil, [[Bangu Atlético Clube|Bangu Atlético]] and [[Clube de Regatas Brasil]] before his stint in top flight side Botafogo between 2000 and 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ogol.com.br/player.php?id=99727|title=Tony Menezes: Canada soccer player detailed stats and transfers|website=ogol.com|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182620/https://www.ogol.com.br/player.php?id=99727|url-status=live}}</ref>

He signed with [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] outfit [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] and appeared in 6 [[Campeonato Carioca]] league matches.

===China===
In 2002, he moved to Asia and joined [[Gansu Tianma F.C.]], where he appeared in 19 league matches. He then signed with [[China League One]] side [[Nanjing Yoyo]] and played in 17 league matches, scoring 3 goals.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090426023050/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501030310-428130,00.html All Washed Up?] ''Time.com''. Retrieved 21 March 2021</ref> He again signed with a [[China League One]] outfit [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Zhejiang Lucheng]] in 2004. Menezes played as a defender but scored 4 goals in 22 league matches.

===Canada===
On April 19, 2006 he signed with a [[Canada|Canadian]] club for the first time, joining [[Toronto Lynx]] in the [[USL League Two]].<ref>[http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/129236.html Lynx add former Canadian international Menezes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920101642/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/129236.html |date=2008-09-20 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://torontolynx.com/releases/2006/april18.htm |title=TONY MENEZES SIGNS WITH LYNX |access-date=2009-03-14 |archive-date=2016-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026162849/http://torontolynx.com/releases/2006/april18.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He played there for only one season.

In 2006, he returned to [[Brazil]] and played for [[Canoas Sport Club|SC Ulbra (RS)]]. He with the club, competed in the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série C]], but was eliminated in the second stage of the competition.<ref>[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2006l3.htm 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118021525/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2006l3.htm |date=November 18, 2007 }}</ref>

===India===
In November 2006, he signed with the defending champions [[Mahindra United]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2006.html|title=Season ending transfers 2006|website=Indianfootball.de|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000401/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2006.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="WorldFootball">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/mahindra-united/10/|title=Mahindra United » Players from A–Z|website=WorldFootball.net|access-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027091629/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/mahindra-united/10/|archive-date=27 October 2013}}</ref> of [[India]]n [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] as their third foreign player. He debuted for the ''Jeepmen'' at the [[Durand Cup|2006 Durand Cup]] tournament in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/mahindra-sign-up-canada-born-brazilian-meneze/430317|title=Mahindra sign up Canada-born Brazilian Meneze|website=Outlook India|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182629/https://www.outlookindia.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{quote box|width=33%|align=right|quote="Mahindra United is the best team in India and I'm proud to be part of the team. There is a professional attitude at this club which governs the functioning right up to the president. Also I found the team to be a tight knit bunch and bound like a family."|source=—Menezes on joining [[Mahindra United FC]]<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mahindra-united-sign-on-third-foreigner/story-EDmaS10Ih0rCeFi90zS8eJ_amp.html Defending champions Mahindra United signed Tony Menezes as their 3rd foreigner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182632/https://www.hindustantimes.com/amp |date=2023-03-28 }} ''The Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 21 March 2021</ref>}}

With Mahindra United, he appeared in two competitive seasons and won the [[IFA Shield]] in 2006. In the [[2006–07 National Football League (India)|2006–07 National Football League]] season, Mahindra finished 3rd in the league table. He has also represented Mahindra at the [[2007 AFC Cup]], where they qualified for the knockout stages, finishing 2nd in the Group-E behind [[Warriors FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] but lost in the QF to [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Najmeh]] of Lebanon (4–5 aggregate).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/13/the-death-of-mahindra-united.html|title=THE DEATH OF MAHINDRA UNITED|access-date=21 March 2021|website=inbedwithmaradona.com|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173318/http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/13/the-death-of-mahindra-united.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribuna.com/en/match/101474287/|title=Mahindra United - Al Nejmeh: AFC Cup 2007 Quarter Finals (09/18/2007)|website=Tribuna.com|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182628/https://tribuna.com/en/match/101474287/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Back to Brazil===
After two years in India, Menezes went back to his homeland Brazil and signed in January 2008 with  [[Porto Alegre Futebol Clube|Porto Alegre FC]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081003080053/http://www.arenaleague.com/pro/255301.html Canadian Arena Team Announces Players for Montreal] ''arenaleague.com''. Retrieved 21 March 2021</ref> and played until 2010.

==International career==
He made his debut for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in a May 1998 friendly match against [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]] and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring no goals.<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/tony-menezes/190743/ Tony Menezes international career for Canada: Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182633/https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/tony-menezes/190743/ |date=2023-03-28 }} ''globalsportsarchive.com''. Retrieved 21 March 2021</ref> He has represented Canada in four [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches between 2000 and 2001<ref>{{FIFA player|178027}}</ref> and was a member of the [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] title-winning squad. Winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup, is the biggest achievement of his long playing career. He has also represented Canada at the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[Japan]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114062321/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/00gc-full.html |date=2009-11-14 }} - RSSSF</ref>

His final international was a January 2003 friendly match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], which ended with a 4-0 defeat.<ref>[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8477/Tony_Menezes.html Tony Menezes in Canada national soccer team (games and statistics)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624055206/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8477/Tony_Menezes.html |date=2021-06-24 }} ''National-Football-Teams''. Retrieved 21 March 2021</ref>

He later appeared for the [[Beach soccer]] national team of [[Canada]] and played 3 matches in 2005.

==Honours==
'''Mahindra United'''
*[[IFA Shield]]: 2006

'''Canada'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html|title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> 3rd place, [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02gc-full.html|title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Canada Soccer|2177}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110605063818/http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=19&gender=male archive])
* {{NFT player|8477}}

{{Canada Squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Canada Squad Confederations Cup 2001}}
{{Canada Squad 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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