Sandro Raniere

Sandro

Sandro warming up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2010
Personal information
Full nameSandro Raniere
Guimarães Cordeiro[1]
Date of birth15 March 1989
Place of birthRiachinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Queens Park Rangers
Number30
Youth career
2005–2008Internacional
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010Internacional68(4)
2010–2014Tottenham Hotspur81(3)
2014–Queens Park Rangers15(1)
National team‡
2009Brazil U208(1)
2012Brazil U237(2)
2009–2012Brazil17(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2012

Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro (born 15 March 1989), or simply Sandro, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers.

Club career

Early career

Sandro is a product of Internacional's youth academy. He signed his first professional contract and began his senior career in 2007 as an 18 year old.

Sandro was one of the main players of Inter's winning 2010 Copa Libertadores campaign. Sandro was already signed to Tottenham through most of the competition, but that did not affect his performance negatively: on the contrary, he said he "live[d] with great intensity, as each game could be the last".[3] With this in mind, he worked hard to stay at Internacional as long as possible in order to help the team reach the finals. After winning South America's top trophy, he flew to England the following week.[4]

Tottenham Hotspur

In August 2009 Tottenham Hotspur were reported to have had a £14 million bid rejected for the player.[5] However on 20 October 2009, Spurs and Internacional agreed an affiliation of the two clubs, ensuring that Tottenham have first option on all academy players from the Brazilian outfit. Following this agreement, there were rumours of a near-concluded deal pending for the 2009–10 Premier League January transfer window.[6] Six days later Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp confirmed he was interested in Sandro for a fee rumoured to be around £8 million.[7]

On 10 March 2010, Internacional President Vitorio Piffero confirmed the transfer of the midfielder to Tottenham, after the Copa Libertadores. The transfer amount was speculated to be around €10 million, with only the contract yet to be signed.[8]

Both Internacional and Tottenham reported on their respective websites that a deal had been agreed for Sandro for an undisclosed fee.[9][10] Sandro joined Tottenham following the end of the Copa Libertadores, which finished on 18 August.[11] Internacional's financial report stated that the fee was R$ 20,633,850, with about 25% re-distributed by Inter to third party owners.[12]

Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that a deal for Sandro had been completed and that he would join up at the end of Internacional's Copa Libertadores campaign.[13] Sandro said of the move to England that he thought Spurs were "a great fit for me" and that "a club that is growing every year makes it the ideal club for me".[14] He made his Tottenham debut in a 4–1 home defeat against Arsenal in the third round of the League Cup on 21 September 2010.

On 9 January 2011, Sandro made a start against League One side Charlton Athletic, assisting Andros Townsend and playing the full match. He made his UEFA Champions League debut for Tottenham on 15 February 2011 at the San Siro against seven times winners A.C. Milan, receiving special praise from manager Harry Redknapp in his side's 1–0 win. Playing a pivotal role just in front of the back four, he was man of the match in the return leg at White Hart Lane.[15] He scored his first goal for the club against Chelsea with a 35-yard volley in a 2–1 defeat.

Sandro signed a new five-year contract with Tottenham on 8 September 2011, a deal which would have run till 2016.[16]

In January 2013, Sandro picked up a knee injury during the game against Queens Park Rangers. After the game it was announced that Sandro would be out for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[17] Prior to the game, after a run of impressive performances Sandro has been affectionately nicknamed 'Beast' by the Tottenham fans.

He scored his third goal in Tottenham colours in December 2013 against Manchester United, with a powerful shot from 25 yards (23 m) into the top corner described by opponent Wayne Rooney as "a great strike".[18]

Queens Park Rangers

On 1 September 2014, Sandro signed for Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee.[19] He made his debut against Manchester United, coming off injured and replaced by Karl Henry.[20]

International career

Sandro playing for Brazil in a friendly against Scotland in March 2011

Having represented Brazil at Under-20 level,[21] and captaining them at the 2009 South American Youth Championship,[22][23] Sandro made his full debut for the Brazilian national team as a substitute in a World Cup qualifier against Chile on 9 September 2009.[24] He was named as 1 of 7 back-up players to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.[25]

Personal

Sandro Raniere is a practising Roman Catholic.[26]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2014[27][28]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2008 Brasileiro Série A 7200000072
2009 Brasileiro Série A 411000040451
2010 Brasileiro Série A 2010000160371
Total 6840000200894
Tottenham Hotspur 2010–11 Premier League 191102040261
2011–12 Premier League 230001020270
2012–13 Premier League 221000050271
2013–14 Premier League 121001040171
Total 7631040150963
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15 Premier League 5000000050
Total 5000000050
Career Total 149710203501877

References

  1. ↑ "Sandro Raniere". sandroraniere.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Goal.com - Sandro". Goal.com. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sandro: "Vivo com a maior intensidade, pois cada jogo pode ser o último" | Notícias | Inter no Mundial 2010 | Internacional | Futebol | RS – clicEsportes". Clicrbs.com.br. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sandro lands Copa Libertadores – News Articles". Tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sandro focused on Inter". Skysports.com. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Sandro set for £14m Spurs switch as Harry Redknapp targets steely Brazil midfielder". The Daily Mail (UK). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Redknapp reveals Sandro interest". BBC News. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Internacional starlet Sandro: Tottenham will redo their offer". Onenewspage.com. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Sandro deal agreed". Tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Assinado o termo de opção entre Inter e Tottenham para a venda do volante Sandro (In Portuguese)". Internacional.com.br. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sandro flies in for Tottenham Hotspur medical as Brazil midfielder finally agrees £6.5m switch from Internacional". The Daily Mail (UK). 23 March 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "RELATÓRIO DA DIRETORIA 2010" (PDF). SC Internacional (in Portuguese). 28 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Sandro deal complete". Tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  14. ↑ Transfer Zone (25 April 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: New Tottenham Hotspur Signing Sandro: Despite Arsenal's Interest, Spurs Are My Ideal Club". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  15. ↑ "Match Report. Tottenham v AC Milan – 9th March 2011. Sky Sports". SkySports. 9 March 2011.
  16. ↑ "Sandro signs five-year deal". Tottenhamhotspur.com. 8 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "Tottenham midfielder Sandro out for season after knee surgery". BBC Sport. 18 January 2013.
  18. ↑ Tynan, Gordon (1 December 2013). "Tottenham Hotspur 2 Manchester United 2: Two-goal Wayne Rooney salutes Sandro's goal for Spurs&n–bsp; 'It was a great strike'". The Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Transfer news: QPR sign midfielder Sandro from Tottenham". 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "Man Utd 4-0 QPR". BBC Sport. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "Sandro Ranieri Guimaraes Cordeiro Profile". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  22. ↑ "Redknapp excited at Sandro signing". The Independent (UK). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  23. ↑ James Callow (24 March 2010). "Harry Redknapp takes Joe Cole off Tottenham Hotspur's shopping list". Guardian (UK). Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  24. ↑ "Match Report: Brazil Chile 9 September 2009". FIFA.com. 9 September 2009.
  25. ↑ "Comissão técnica da Seleção Brasileira divulga a lista complementar enviada à FIFA". CBF.com.br (in Portuguese). 11 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  26. ↑
  27. ↑ "Sandro". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  28. ↑ "SANDRO". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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