Facts: - clubs: st parramatta power marconi stallions parramatta power northern spirit fc sydney george olympic northern spirit fc sydney united johor fc st george saints saints belmore hercules st george saints kedah fa blacktown city parramatta demons st columba 's castle hill eagles admira wacker notts county - caps: 5 29 16 11 ? 22 11 ? 1 10 16 12 3 13 11 5 13 - position: midfielder - nationalcaps: 9 - years: 1992 1997 1997 1997 -- 1998 1998 1998 -- 1999 1999 1992 -- 2000 2000 -- 2002 2001 -- 2002 2003 2003 -- -- 2004 2004 2004 -- 2005 2005 -- 2006 2007 1995 2013 1995 -- 1996 1996 -- - nationalyears: 1994 -- 2000 - nationalgoals: 0 - ntupdate: 26 july 2007 - pcupdate: 26 july 2007 - birth date: 12 march 1973 - fullname: gabriel mendez - name: gabriel mendez - nationalteam: australia australia - birth place: buenos aires , argentina - goals: 0 5 3 2 ? 2 1 ? 0 0 3 0 0 5 1 2 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gabriel mendez .
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gabriel mendez -lrb- born 12 march 1973 -rrb- is a former australian football -lrb- soccer -rrb- player .an attacking midfielder , the much-travelled mendez is a former player of admira wacker and notts county in europe and for malaysian side kedah fa .he is also a former australia national football team player from 1994 -- 2000 .an unexpected playing return with st columba 's castle hill in 2013 ended prematurely , with a hamstring injury curtailing an initially bright performance .