Mancini (Brazilian footballer)

Mancini
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino
Date of birth	1 August 1980 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ipatinga, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Atlético Mineiro
Number	80
Youth career
1997	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2011.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 May 2009

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Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlɨˈsɐ̃dɾu faˈjɔʎi ɐmɐ̃ˈtʃinu]) (born 1 August 1980 in Ipatinga, Brazil), more commonly known as Mancini ([mɐ̃ˈsinʲi], was a Brazilian professional footballer, who played as a winger for Atlético Mineiro. He has been found guilty of sexual assault by a Milan judge who sentenced him to two years and eight months in prison.

Mancini is famed for his dribbling, especially his step-overs. He is also extremely versatile, having played at right back during the early part of his career, as a striker and also in central or attacking midfield in addition to his favoured position on the right or left wing.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Regarded as a promising talent, Mancini began his career in his homeland of Brazil with his hometown club, Atlético Mineiro, where he remained from 1999 to 2002. During that time he had two loan spells, at Portuguesa and at São Caetano in 2001.

[edit] Venezia

He was signed by Serie B side AC Venezia in January 2003. During that time he struggled to adapt to Italian football, and was criticised by the Venezia manager for his errors, and for his habit of controlling the ball with the outside of his foot, which in Italy is considered unconventional.^{[citation needed]}

Mancini only made 13 appearances for Venezia that season. In the summer of 2003 he was signed by A.S. Roma following the departure of his countryman Cafu to A.C. Milan for a nominal €1,000 fees. ^[1]

[edit] Roma

Having lost Cafu, Roma needed a replacement at right-back, but with his early performances in Italy being far from convincing, many Roma fans were sceptical about his ability. However, Roma's then-manager Fabio Capello gave the Brazilian a chance, and Mancini went on to complete an outstanding first season in Serie A, the highlight being a spectacular backheel flick from a set piece in the Derby della Capitale against S.S. Lazio.^[2]

In the 2005–06 season, Mancini began to find his top form, once again becoming a key player for the Roma side. Following the Calciopoli scandal, Roma qualified for the UEFA Champions League, giving Mancini the chance to play at the highest level of club football.

In the UEFA Champions League 2006-07, Mancini left his mark with a fabulous goal against Olympique Lyonnais, dazzling Lyon defender Anthony Réveillère with several stepovers before firing the ball high into the net, sending the Giallorossi into the quarter finals.

That same year, Mancini also celebrated his first silverware since arriving in Italy as Roma won the Coppa Italia, beating Internazionale in the final.

In the 2007–08 season, Mancini scored eight league goals as Roma reached the quarter finals of the Champions League and finished as runners-up in Serie A for the second year running. He did not have the best of seasons though, in what would prove to be his last in Rome.

[edit] Internazionale

Mancini playing for Inter

After the appointment of José Mourinho, Mancini was signed by Internazionale for €13M^[3] along with Ricardo Quaresma and Sulley Muntari in his maiden season. (Although Mancini was a long desired target of Massimo Moratti and ex-coach Roberto Mancini). However, he failed to become a first team regular due to his lack of consistency.

[edit] Milan

On 1 February 2010, he moved to city rivals A.C. Milan, on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season, with an option for the Rossoneri to acquire half of the player's rights at the end of the loan spell.^[4] He made his debut for Milan in a scoreless draw against Bologna.

[edit] Atlético Mineiro

He returned to Atlético Mineiro on 5 January 2011, signing a three-year contract.^[5]

[edit] Personal life

Mancini, is a his artist name and nickname, it is a diminutive form of Manso (which means calm in Portuguese),^[6] His composite surname (composite of father and mother, however Spanish and Portuguese culture had difference order) is Faiolhe Amantino, which the former is the misspell of Faioli. He also holds Italian nationality through descent, as his had a great-grand mother Genoveffa from Veneto.^[7]

[edit] 2011 Rape Conviction

He was under investigation in 2011 for rape accused by a Brazilian girl, which happened in December 2010 after a party held by Ronaldinho.^[8]

On the 28th November 2011 he was jailed for 2 years and 8 months after being found guilty of sexual assault by a Milan judge.

[edit] Career statistics

As of 23 May 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		South America		Total
1999	Atlético Mineiro	Campeonato Brasileiro	15	1	2	0	—		17	1
2000	Atlético Mineiro	Copa João Havelange	20	0	0	0	8	0	28	0
2001	Portuguesa	Campeonato Brasileiro	—		6	0	—		6	0
2001	São Caetano	Campeonato Brasileiro	14	2	—				14	2
2002	Atlético Mineiro	Campeonato Brasileiro	25	15	7	0			32	15
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2002–03	Venezia	Serie B	13	0	—		—		13	0
2003–04	Roma	Serie A	33	8	4	1	8	1	45	10
2004–05			34	4	6	1	5	0	45	5
2005–06			27	12	7	3	7	3	41	18
2006–07			29	8	8	3	7	1	45¹	13
2007–08			31	8	6	3	9	2	46	13
2008–09	Internazionale		20	1	2	0	4	1	27²	1
2009–10	Internazionale		6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
2009–10	Milan		7	0	—		—		7	0
Total	Brazil		74	18	15	0	?	?	?	?
Total	Italy		200	40	33	11	41	8	276¹²	60
Career total			274	58	48	11	?	?	?	?

Above table not include statics in Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Paulista.
¹Include 1 match and 1 goal at 2006 Supercoppa Italiana
²Include 1 match at 2008 Supercoppa Italiana

[edit] International appearances

As of 1 April 2008.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

National team	Club	Season	Apps
Brazil	Roma	2003–2004	3
		2004–2005	0
		2005–2006	0
		2006–2007	0
		2007–2008	0
	Internazionale	2008–2009	3
Total			6

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
1999
	14 November 1999	Sydney, Australia	Australia	2–0	0	Friendly
	17 November 1999	Melbourne, Australia	San Marino	2–2	0	Friendly
	10 December 1999	Cuiabá, Brazil	Bolivia	3–0	0	Friendly
	14 December 1999	Campo Grande, Belgium	Paraguay	3–3	0	Friendly
2000
	12 January 2000	Florianópolis, Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago	7–0	0	Friendly
	15 January 2000	Maringá, Brazil	Costa Rica	4–1	0	Friendly
	19 January 2000	Londrina, Brazil	Chile	1–1	0	2000 Olympic Games qualifying tournament
	23 January 2000	Londrina, Brazil	Ecuador	2–0	0	2000 Olympic Games qualifying tournament
	30 January 2000	Londrina, Brazil	Colombia	9–0	0	2000 Olympic Games qualifying tournament
2003–2004
1.	28 April 2004	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	4–1	0	Friendly
	25 May 2004	Barcelona, Spain	Catalonia	5–2	0	Unofficial friendly
2.	8 July 2004	Arequipa, Peru	Chile	1–0	0	Copa América 2004
3.	11 July 2004	Arequipa, Peru	Costa Rica	4–1	0	Copa América 2004
2008–2009
4.	10 October 2008	San Cristóbal, Venezuela	Venezuela	4–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	15 October 2008	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Colombia	0–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	19 November 2008	Brasília, Brazil	Portugal	6–2	0	Friendly