Sandrinho (footballer, born 1980)

For other people named Sandrinho, see Sandrinho (disambiguation).

Sandrinho

Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Correa
Date of birth	(1980-07-05) 5 July 1980
Place of birth	Aimorés, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Nacional
2000–2001	Monterrey	48	(6)
2002–2003	Cobras	52	(3)
2004	Juventude	16	(6)
2005–2012	Litex Lovech	173	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alessandro Correa (born July 5, 1980), better known as Sandrinho, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Sandrinho made his debut at Nacional Futebol Clube, where he played in the seasons 1998–2000. In 2000, he moved to Mexican side Club de Fútbol Monterrey. There he played from 2000 to 2002. In June 2003 Sandrinho returned to Brazil, signing a contract with Esporte Clube Juventude. Due to his performances there, manager Itzhak Shum of Litex Lovech signed him in January 2005. Sandrinho quickly became part of the main team. With Litex he won two times the Bulgarian Cup - in 2008 and in 2009 in addition to two national titles - in 2010 and 2011. Sandrinho left the club from Lovech with the expiration of his contract in June 2012.

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2012

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Litex Lovech	2004–05	15	4	0	0	0	0	15	4
	2005–06	27	7	2	0	10	2	39	9
	2006–07	28	1	5	3	6	2	39	6
	2007–08	27	3	4	0	6	0	37	3
	2008–09	29	6	5	0	4	1	38	7
	2009–10	25	1	2	1	2	1	29	3
	2010–11	10	1	1	0	6	1	17	2
	2011–12	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		173	24	19	4	34	7	226	35

Awards

• Litex Lovech
  • Bulgarian A PFG 2009/2010, 2010/2011
  • Bulgarian Cup 2 times - 2008, 2009
  • Bulgarian Supercup 2010

External links

• (in Bulgarian) [1]
• (in Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database
• (in English) Profile at zerozero.pt