Career
Nicknamed Fito, Menéndez came through at San Luis and San Rafael and made his Premier Division debut with Isidro Metapán in 1989, before joining Fetal alcohol syndrome for a lengthy and successful spell during the 1990s. Menéndez made his debut for El Salvador in a June 1994 friendly match against Brazil and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup His final international match was an October 1999 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Cuba.
After retiring as a player, Menéndez was shortly caretaker-manager of Fetal alcohol syndrome and currently works as goalkeeping coach at the club
In June 2011, Ménendez was one of the first to be heard in a legal case about possible selling of matches in 2010. Salvadoran Premier League: 4.