Sandro Mendes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandro Miguel Laranjeira Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Pinhal Novo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Pelezinhos | ||
| 1989–1995 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Vitória Setúbal | 41 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Hércules | 62 | (2) |
| 1999 | → Villarreal (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Salamanca | 23 | (3) |
| 2000–2005 | Vitória Setúbal | 137 | (5) |
| 2005 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Manisaspor (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Vitória Setúbal | 102 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Ceuta | 24 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Naval | 26 | (2) |
| Total | 421 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Cape Verde | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sandro Miguel Laranjeira Mendes (born 4 February 1977), simply known as Sandro, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer. A central midfielder, he also held a Portuguese passport.
Most of his professional career was spent with Vitória de Setúbal, which he represented on no fewer than three separate spells. In the Portuguese top division he amassed totals of 195 games and six goals, over the course of nine seasons.
Internationally, Sandro played for the Cape Verde national team.
Football career
Born in Pinhal Novo, Portugal, Sandro started his career at Vitória Futebol Clube, but moved to Spain still a youngster, although he had already made his Portuguese first division debuts, and played for two 1/2 seasons with Hércules CF, in the second level.
In January 1999 he joined La Liga club Villarreal CF on loan, but appeared just twice throughout his six-month spell, in a season that ended in relegation. He subsequently returned to the country's division two for the following campaign, with UD Salamanca.
After a second spell with Vitória Setúbal (five years), Portuguese giants F.C. Porto acquired Sandro's services for 2005–06,[1] but he was quickly loaned without making any official appearances, to Turkey's Vestel Manisaspor until January 2006, when he returned to Vitória for a third stint.
In July 2010, after having contributed with 26 matches – one goal, in a 2–1 win at direct relegation rival Leixões S.C. on 14 March 2010 – to Setúbal maintaining its top division status, 33-year-old Sandro left for Spain again, signing for third level side AD Ceuta, in which he was joined by several compatriots.
References
- ↑ "Porto plump for Sandro". UEFA.com. 9 June 2005.
External links
- Sandro Mendes at footballzz.co.uk
- Sandro Mendes profile at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
- Sandro Mendes at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sandro Mendes – FIFA competition record