Alessandro Correa (born July 5, 1980), better known as Sandrinho, is a former Brazilian

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who played as an

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Career

Sandrinho made his debut at

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, 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

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, signing a contract with Esporte Clube Juventude. Due to his performances there, manager

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Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

signed him in January 2005. Sandrinho quickly became part of the main team. With

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he won two times the

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- in 2008 and in 2009 in addition to two national titles - in 2010 and 2011. Sandrinho left the club from

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with the expiration of his contract in June 2012.

Career statistics

Awards

** Bulgarian A PFG 2009/2010, 2010/2011 **

2 times - 2008, 2009 **

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2010

References

External links

Brazilian FA Database

Profile at zerozero.pt
1980 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers C.F. Monterrey players Esporte Clube Juventude players PFC Litex Lovech players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Association football midfielders {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub