Sandro Grande (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 29, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Frenter Larino | 6 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Isernia | 26 | (12) |
| 1999–2000 | Potenza | 22 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Frosinone | 27 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Brescia | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Frosinone (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Potenza (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Albalonga | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Montreal Impact | 31 | (6) |
| 2005 | Viking | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Molde | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Montreal Impact | 17 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | FK Sūduva | 24 | (1) |
| 2012 | FC St-Léonard | 13 | (3) |
| 2013 | Les Étoiles de l'Est | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Canada | 12 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | CS Monteuil | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 December 2009 | |||
Club career
editItaly
editBorn in Montreal, Quebec, Grande began his career in Italy, He played four years with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Frosinone in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[citation needed]
Grande became the first Quebec-born footballer to sign with a Serie A club, signing a three-year deal with Brescia in 2001.[citation needed] After appearing in just one match for the first team, in the Intertoto Cup in July 2001, Grande was loaned back to Serie C side Frosinone, and then later played in Serie D with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Albalonga.[1]
Canada/Scandinavia
editGrande returned to Canada in 2004 to play for the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division, where he played 30 games and was selected to the First All-Star Team for 2004.
In July 2005, he moved to Norway to play for Viking in the Norwegian Premier League, before moving on to Molde in March 2006. After his contract with Molde expired in 2007, the club chose not to renew it. After fully recovering from surgery on both knees, he returned to Montreal Impact. Upon his return Grande scored one goal in six regular season games, which he scored on September 5 against the Minnesota Thunder. He helped the Impact qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League quarter finals, playing six games in the tournament.[2]
On December 2, 2008 the Montreal Impact announced the re-signing of Grande. He was released July 20, 2009 following an in-game choking incident with team captain Mauro Biello.
Lithuania
editOn March 16, 2010 Sandro Grande signed a contract with Lithuanian club FK Suduva.[3]
Return to Canada
editIn 2012, Sandro Grande signed a contract with the FC St-Léonard of the Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec. He was capped for 13 games, scoring 3 goals.
Currently, Sandro Grande is the Technical Director of Les Étoiles de L'Est.
International career
editGrande made his debut for the Canada national team in a September 2004 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented Canada in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and was a member of Canada's squad at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2005 | Estadio El Sardinero, Santander, Spain |  Spain |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
Coaching career
editCS Monteuil
editOn September 20, 2018 CS Monteuil announced Grande as the new team coach for the 2019 PLSQ season,[5] although he departed before the end of the season.[6]
CF Montréal U23
editGrande was hired on 9 January 2023 as the head coach of CF Montréal U23, the reserve side of MLS club CF Montréal. He was released from the position a day after due to backlash over comments Grande made on Twitter in 2012, following the attempted assassination of Quebec premier Pauline Marois.[7]
References
edit- ^ The 24th Minute: Fightin' Sandro Grande released by the Impact Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Impact release Sandro Grande Archived 2009-07-24 at archive.today
- ^ Sandro Grande joined FK Suduva Archived 2010-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
- ^ "Masucci nomme Sandro Grande su poste d'entraîneur chef". 20 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Monteuil – Sandro Grande : divorce à l'amiable" [Monteuil - Sandro Grande: amicable divorce]. Juste Soccer (in French). September 4, 2019.
- ^ "CF Montréal terminates Sandro Grande one day after coach was hired". Montreal Gazette. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
edit- MontrealImpact.com with Grande's profile
- Sandro Grande – Facebook
- Sandro Grande at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sandro Grande at the Canadian Soccer Association