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Sandro Gaúcho (footballer, born 1968)

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Sandro Gaúcho
Personal information
Full name Sandro Rogério Formoso Pires
Date of birth (1968-06-27) 27 June 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Bagé, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Internacional
1989 Esportivo
1989–1990 Glória
1990 Esportivo
1990 Juventude
1991 Glória
1992–1994 Mogi Mirim
1994 Veranópolis
1995 União São João
1996 Ypiranga-RS
1996 Coritiba
1997 Juventude
1997 Bragantino
1998 Ponte Preta
1998–1999 Mogi Mirim
1999 Inter de Santa Maria
1999 Paraguaçuense
1999–2000 Bragantino
2000 Mogi Mirim
2000 Sport Recife
2001 Mogi Mirim
2001 Santo André
2001 São Caetano
2002 Matonense
2002–2003 América-RN
2003 Figueirense
2004–2005 Santo André
2006 Marília
2006 Ulbra-RS
2006–2007 Santo André
Managerial career
2009 Palestra São Bernardo
2010 Poços de Caldas
2010 Patrocinense
2011 Santo André
2012 Patrocinense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024

Sandro Rogério Formoso Pires (born 27 June 1968), also known as Sandro Pires and Sandro Gaúcho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.

Career

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Born in Bagé, Sandro Pires (later known as Sandro Gaúcho) became famous for having played for several clubs in Brazil, being top scorer in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in 1996 for Ypiranga de Erechim,[1] champion for Sport Recife in 2000 and mainly for the title of the 2004 Copa do Brasil with EC Santo André, where he scored the final goal of the victory at the Maracanã Stadium against Flamengo.[2] As a result, he is considered one of the greatest idols in the club's history, for which he ended his career in 2007.[3][4]

Managerial career

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Gaúcho had a brief career as a coach, managing the teams of Palestra São Bernardo, Poços de Caldas, Patrocinense, as well as EC Santo André in 2011.[5][6]

Personal life

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He is currently a technical assistant to coach Fahel Júnior.[7] Sandro is also the brother of footballers Caçapava and Sabará, who played for SC Internacional in 1980s. His son Luís Gaúcho also played professionally in the minor divisions of Minas Gerais.

In 2012 he contested the municipal elections as a councilor in Santo André, but was not elected.

Honours

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Sport
América
Santo André
Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Rio Grande do Sul – List of State Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Lembra dele? Sandro Gaúcho, o atacante que calou a torcida do Fla no Maracanã". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 31 December 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Carrasco do Flamengo na final da Copa do Brasil, Sandro Gaúcho conta como Santo André calou o Maracanã há 15 anos". ESPN (in Portuguese). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Que fim levou? Sandro Gaúcho (Ex-atacante do Santo André)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Santo André acerta com Sandro Gaúcho como treinador". Estadão (in Portuguese). 21 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Patrocinense contrata técnico que estava na Série C do Paulista". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 7 December 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Rio Branco forma comissão com ex-goleiro do Timão e algoz do Fla". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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