Mendieta was born in the Basque country but came through the youth system at Castellon, where his father Andres had played as a goalkeeper, before joining their neighbours Valencia at age 18.

Gaizka Mendieta reveals how he used to sneak into clubs wearing a disguise to spin his tunes as a DJ after playing in front of 55,000 fans while he was at Valencia.

GAIZKA MENDIETA: The question being raised in Spain about this England side is: when will we see their flair? England are sound, but offensively we have only seen them in brief moments.

Two Champions League finals, two defeats. No silverware but football fans around the turn of the century will not forget Gaizka Mendieta or Valencia. For supporters in the UK, or in this writer's ...

Gaizka Mendieta In an instant, Mendieta had gone from being the quiet, unassuming, driving force behind Los Che's remarkable rise to one of the most recognisable faces in football. But the move did ...

Mendieta smiles bashfully as one of those Valencia fans kisses the club badge on his shirt. “Go on, Gaizka!” a young man screams as Mendieta plays I Fought The Law by The Clash.

These rumours were further fueled by former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Gaizka Mendieta, who backed Raphinha as one of the top contenders to win the Ballon d’Or this year.

Gaizka Mendieta might have been the man who ended the World Cup dream of Ireland and Robbie Keane in 2002 but these days he has nothing but sympathy for the country’s thankless task in trying to ...

A former FC Barcelona midfielder, Gaizka Mendieta picked two Azulgrana forwards in his team, which includes five players involved in last season's UEFA Champions League final. An icon for Valencia ...

Gaizka Mendieta says there is no doubt Lionel Messi could flourish away from Barcelona, yet he does not want him to leave. Lionel Messi would have no issue adapting to any other league but the ...

Gaizka Mendieta enjoyed the twilight of his career at Middlesbrough after performing impressively at the likes of Valencia but is now investing in high class Michelin-star restaurants in London ...

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