Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of

Alessandro Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

or Alexander. It is also a surname. Sandro may refer to:

Given name or nickname

Sports

* Sandro (footballer, born 1973), Brazilian footballer Sandro Chaves de Assis Rosa *

Sandro (footballer, born 1974) Carlos Alejandro Sierra Fumero (born 14 October 1974), known as Sandro, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Born in Las Galletas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Sandro began ...

, Brazilian footballer Carlos Alejandro Sierra Fumero *

Sandro (footballer, born 1980) Sandro Cardoso dos Santos (born March 22, 1980), simply known as Sandro is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a role of forward. He was a member of U-19 Brazil national football team and a top scorer of 2001 season K-league. He scored the dec ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro Cardoso dos Santos * Sandro (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian footballer Alexsandro Oliveira Duarte *

Sandro (footballer, born March 1983) Sandro Luiz da Silva or simply Sandro (born 13 March 1983 in Paranaguá Paranaguá (''Great Round Sea'', in Tupi) is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Founded in 1648, it is Paraná's oldest city. It is known for the Port of Paranagu ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro Luiz da Silva *

Sandro (footballer, born October 1983) Sandro da Silva Mendonça (born 1 October 1983 in Brazil), or simply Sandro is a Brazilian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Kedah On 9 April 2015 Sandro signed a contract with Malaysian side club Kedah. He made ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro da Silva Mendonça *

Sandro (footballer, born 1986) Sandro José Ferreira da Silva also known as Sandro (born 19 March 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Austria Klagenfurt. His former clubs include SK Austria Kärnten, SV Ried, and České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro José Ferreira da Silva *

Sandro (footballer, born February 1987) Sandro Costa da Silva (born February 13, 1987 in São Paulo), or simply Sandro, is a Brazilian Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Figueirense Futebol Clube, Figueirense. Contract *14 May 2007 to 31 Dec ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro Costa da Silva *

Sandro (footballer, born March 1987) Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo (born 10 March 1987), commonly known as Sandro (), is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional football player who is currently a free agent. Club career Citizen Sandro was sent off after a second bookable offenc ...

, Brazilian footballer Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo *

Sandro (footballer, born 1988) Sandro Silva de Souza or simply Sandro (born May 17, 1988 in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the s ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro Silva de Souza *

Sandro (footballer, born 1989) Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro (born 15 March 1989), or simply Sandro, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Belenenses. Club career Early career Sandro is a product of Internacional's yo ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro * Sandro Alfaro (born 1971), Costa Rican former footballer *

Sandro Bellucci Sandro Bellucci (born 21 February 1955) is a former Italian race walker. Biography He won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. Heparticipated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 31 c ...

(born 1955), Italian retired race walker *

Sandro Burki Sandro Burki (born 16 September 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of FC Aarau. Club career Burki began his career with FC Zürich. Burki caught the attention of numerous club ...

(born 1985), Swiss footballer * Sandro Casamonica (born 1969), Italian boxer * Sandro Ceppolino (born 1974), Argentine-born Italian rugby union coach and former player *

Sandro Cois Sandro Cois (; born 9 June 1972) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer. He enjoyed a lengthy career, playing primarily as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for Italian clubs Torino F.C., Torino, ...

(born 1972), Italian retired footballer *

Sandro Continenza Sandro Continenza (13 July 1920 – 21 November 1996) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for 142 films between 1949 and 1982. He was born in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Toto Looks for a Wife'' (1950) * '' Appointment for Murd ...

(1920–1996), Italian screenwriter * Sandro Cortese (born 1990), German motorcycle racer * Sandro Dias (born 1975), Brazilian skateboarder * Sandro Djurić (born 1994), Austrian footballer * Sandro Ehrat (born 1991), Swiss tennis player * Sandro Floris (born 1965), Italian retired sprinter * Sandro Forner (born 1970), Brazilian football coach and former player *

Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...

(born 1932), Italian former basketball player and coach * Sandro Gaúcho (born 1974), Brazilian former footballer * Sandro Goiano (born 1973), Brazilian footballer * Sandro Gotal (born 1991), Austrian footballer * Sandro Hiroshi (born 1979), Japanese-Brazilian footballer *

Sandro Iashvili Sandro Iashvili ( ka, სანდრო იაშვილი; born 3 January 1985) is a retired Georgian football striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football Association football, more ...

(born 1985), Georgian footballer *

Sandro Lombardi Sandro Lombardi (born 12 July 1986) is a retired Swiss footballer. Biography Lombardi started his career at Grasshopper Club Zürich, and played for its reserve team at regional league. In 2009, he joined Italian '' Lega Pro Seconda Divisione'' ...

(born 1986), Swiss footballer *

Sandro Lopopolo Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo (18 December 1939 – 26 April 2014) was an Italian 1959 amateur featherweight and 1960 amateur lightweight boxing champion, and also world boxing champion in the light welterweight division afterwards, when he turn ...

(1939–2014), Italian boxer *

Sandro Mamukelashvili Alexander "Sandro" Mamukelashvili ( ka, ალექსანდრე "სანდრო" მამუკელაშვილი; born May 23, 1999) is a Georgian-American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Nationa ...

(born 1999), American-born Georgian basketball player * Sandro Manoel (born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Alessandro Melli Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

(born 1969), Italian retired footballer *

Sandro Mendes Sandro Miguel Laranjeira Mendes (born 4 February 1977), known simply as Sandro, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently manager of Portuguese club União Futebol Comércio e Indústria. Mos ...

(born 1977), retired footballer from Cape Verde *

Sandro Munari Sandro Munari (born 27 March 1940), also nicknamed 'Il Drago' (The Dragon) is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy. Career Sandro Munari was born in Cavarzere, in the Veneto region. He began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Ral ...

(born 1940), Italian former motor racing and rally driver * Alessandro Nannini (born 1959), Italian retired racing driver *

Sandro Nicević Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976 in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player, who last played for Orlandina Basket in the Italian Serie A. Professional career Nicević started playing basketball at ...

(born 1976), Croatian basketball player *

Sandro Puppo Sandro Puppo (; 28 January 1918 – 16 October 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Club career During his playing days, Puppo played for Italian clubs Piacenza, Ambrosiana, Venezia and A.S. Roma in ...

(1918–1986), Italian football player and manager *

Sandro Ramírez Sandro Ramírez Castillo (; born 9 July 1995), known simply as Sandro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for UD Las Palmas on loan from SD Huesca. He began his professional career at Barcelona playing mainly in their ...

(born 1995), Spanish footballer *

Sandro Salvioni Valter Alessandro Salvioni (born 8 October 1953), best known as Sandro Salvioni, is an Italian football manager, and a former player, last in charge as head coach of Lugano. Career Playing career Salvioni mostly played into lower ranks of Ital ...

(born 1953), Italian football manager and former player *

Sandro Schwarz Sandro Schwarz (; born 17 October 1978) is a German football manager and a former player. He is the head coach at Hertha BSC. Coaching career On 14 October 2020, he was hired as manager by the Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow. Sch ...

(born 1978), German football manager and former player * Sandro Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer *

Sandro Sirigu Sandro Sirigu (, ; born 7 October 1988) is an Italian-German professional footballer who plays as a right-back, most recently for Sonnenhof Großaspach in the Regionalliga Südwest. Career On 1 December 2019, Sirigu joined 3. Liga The 3. L ...

(born 1988), Italian-German footballer * Sandro Stielicke (born 1986), German skeleton racer *

Sandro Sukno Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia national team in the men's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Summe ...

(born 1990), Croatian water polo player *

Alexander Todua Sandro Todua (born 2 November 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays at wing (and occasionally centre) for the Rugby Pro D2 side SC Albi Sporting Club Albigeois is a professional France, French rugby union club p ...

(born 1987), Georgian rugby union player *

Sandro Tomaš Sandro Šanta Tomaš (born October 9, 1972 in Zagreb) is a former philosopher medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he ended up in 42nd place in the men's 400 ...

(born 1972), Croatian medley swimmer * Sandro Tonali (born 2000), Italian footballer *

Sandro Trolliet Sandro Trolliet (born 3 August 1988) is a Swiss curler. Trolliet has been a long time team mate of Michel's. Trolliet and Michel played on the Swiss junior team at the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships that was skipped by Christian von ...

(born 1988), Swiss curler * Sandro Viana (born 1977), Brazilian sprinter *

Sandro Viletta Sandro Viletta (born 23 January 1986) is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. From the village of La Punt Chamues-ch, near St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden, he made his World Cup debut in November 2006 ...

(born 1986), Swiss alpine skier and 2014 Olympic gold medalist *

Sandro Wagner Sandro Wagner (; born 29 November 1987) is a German football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the head coach of Regionalliga Bayern side SpVgg Unterhaching. He began his career at Bayern Munich but mad ...

(born 1987), German footballer

Arts and entertainment

* Sandro Angiolini (1920–1985), Italian comics creator * Sandro Bocola (born 1931), Italian writer and artist * Sandro Bolchi (1924–2005), Italian director, actor and journalist * Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510), Italian painter *

Sandro Caldini Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro or Alexander. It is also a surname. Sandro may refer to: Given name or nickname Sports * Sandro (footballer, born 1973), Brazi ...

, Italian oboe player *

Sandro Corsaro Sandro Mario Corsaro is an American producer, animator, and author. He is the global head of Wayfair and the former SVP and CCO of Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. He is primarily known for creating the Disney XD animated series '' Kick Buttowski: ...

, American animator and author *

Sandro Ghenzi Sandro Ghenzi was an Italian film producer.Anile p.161 Selected filmography * ''The Materassi Sisters'' (1944) * ''The Priest's Hat'' (1944) * ''Under the Sun of Rome'' (1948) * ''Two Cents Worth of Hope'' (1952) * ''Romeo and Juliet ''R ...

, Italian film producer in the 1940s and '50s *

Sandro Key-Åberg Sandro Key-Åberg (1922–1991) was a Swedish poet and novelist. He made his literary debut in 1950 with the poetry collection . Other collections were from 1960, ''O'' from 1965, and from 1981. His first novel was from 1975. He was awarde ...

(1922–1991), Swedish poet and novelist

Other

Sandro Bondi Sandro Bondi (born 14 May 1959) is an Italian politician. He served as minister of culture from 2008 to 2011, in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet. Biography Bondi was born in Fivizzano, province of Massa-Carrara, Italy. He first attended school at Lau ...

(born 1959), Italian politician *

Sandro Mareco Sandro Fabio Mareco (born 13 May 1987) is an Argentine chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010. Mareco competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 (losing to Ferenc Berkes in the first round), 2013 (losing to David Na ...

(born 1987), Argentine chess grandmaster * Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe (1921–2013), Prime Minister of Peru in 1984 *

Sandro Pertini Alessandro "Sandro" Pertini (; 25 September 1896 – 24 February 1990) was an Italian socialist politician who served as the president of Italy from 1978 to 1985. Early life Born in Stella (Province of Savona) as the son of a wealthy landown ...

(1896–1990), Italian journalist and socialist politician, seventh President of the Italian Republic *

Sandro Pignatti Alessandro "Sandro" Pignatti (born 28 September 1930) is an Italian botanist specialising in pteridophytes and spermatophytes. The Australian plant species '' Calectasia pignattiana'' was named after him. On 31 May 1991 Pignatti received an hono ...

(born 1930), Italian botanist *

Sandro Rosa do Nascimento Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento (7 July 1978 – 12 June 2000) was the perpetrator of the Bus 174 hostage crisis in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nascimento boarded a public bus, intending to rob the passengers. However, the incident ...

(1978–2000), perpetrator of the Bus 174 hostage crisis *

Sandro Ruotolo Alessandro Ruotolo (born 9 July 1955) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was elected to the Italian Senate in a by-election in 2020 as an Independent politician of the centre-left coalition. Political career In November 2019, Five S ...

(born 1955), Italian journalist and politician *

Sandro Veronesi (writer) Sandro Veronesi (born 1959) is an Italian novelist, essayist, and journalist. After earning a degree in architecture at the University of Florence, he opted for a writing career in his mid to late twenties. Veronesi published his first book at the ...

(born 1959), Italian writer *

Alessandro Faedo Alessandro Faedo (18 November 1913 – 15 June 2001) (also known as Alessandro Carlo Faedo or Sandro Faedo) was an Italian mathematician and politician, born in Chiampo. He is known for his work in numerical analysis, leading to the Faedo–Gal ...

(1913–2001), Italian mathematician and politician

Stage name

* Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor Roberto Sánchez-Ocampo (1945–2010)

Fictional characters

*Sandro, chief antagonist in the video game '' Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death''

Surname

* Alex Sandro (born 1991), Brazilian footballer *

Corsi Sandro Corsi Sandro from the CESI SpA, Castellanza, Varese, Italy was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for el ...

, Italian engineer * Marlon Sandro (born 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist