Grigori Giovanni Méndez Granados (born 30 December 1972) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Méndez was born in Bogotá, and played for Independiente Santa Fe before moving to the United States in 2000 to work as a women's coach.
[1] In 2010, Méndez returned to Santa Fe to work as a youth coach.
[3] On 23 August 2021, Méndez was named manager of Santa Fe's main squad, replacing Harold Rivera.
[4] He remained in the position until the end of the season when he was recalled to the club's under-20 squad,[5] but was appointed as interim manager of the first squad shortly after the dismissal of manager Martín Cardetti in late April 2022.