Sandro Calabro (born 11 April 1983) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
Calabro was born in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...
, the son of
Sicilian parents.
He moved from
FC Volendam to
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a professional association football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, as ...
. In May 2007, it was announced that he would sign for
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, followin ...
. In the 2008–09 season, he was crowned topscorer of the
Jupiler League, as VVV-Venlo were promoted to the
Eredivisie
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.
Switzerland
On 18 May 2010, Calabro moved on a free transfer to Swiss team
FC St. Gallen
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History
Founde ...
, signing a contract until 30 June 2012.
Belgium
He joined compatriots
Roy Bakkenes,
Kelvin Maynard and manager
Jerrel Hasselbaink at
Belgian Second Division club
FC Antwerp in 2013 after a prolific season at
Sparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...
. After being loaned by Antwerp for one season to
RKC, Calabro moved to another Belgian side
Deinze
Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, ...
in July 2015, only to return to Holland in summer 2016 to play for
Scheveningen in the Dutch
Derde Divisie.
Post-playing career
After retirement, he focused on his own football agency business, which he started together with former
Scheveningen teammate Marvin Nieuwlaat.
Honours
Club
Utrecht
*
Johan Cruyff Shield:
2004
Individual
VVV Venlo
* Top scorer
Eerste Divisie 2008–09: 25 goals
Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calabro, Sandro
1983 births
Living people
Footballers from The Hague
Association football forwards
Dutch footballers
ADO Den Haag players
FC Utrecht players
FC Volendam players
Helmond Sport players
VVV-Venlo players
FC St. Gallen players
Sparta Rotterdam players
Royal Antwerp F.C. players
RKC Waalwijk players
K.M.S.K. Deinze players
SVV Scheveningen players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Swiss Super League players
Belgian First Division B players
Dutch expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Dutch people of Sicilian descent
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium