Sandro Raniere’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Brazilian footballer
A.K.A. Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro, Raniere, Sandro Ranieri
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Brazil 
Portugal 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 15 March 1989, Riachinho, Brazil
Age: 31 years
Star sign Pisces
Stats
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro (born 15 March 1989), or simply Sandro, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Goiás.

Club career

Early career

Sandro is a product of Internacional’s youth academy. He signed his first professional contract and began his senior career in 2007 as an 18-year-old.

Sandro was one of the main players of Inter’s winning 2010 Copa Libertadores campaign. Sandro was already signed to Tottenham through most of the competition, but that did not affect his performance negatively: on the contrary, he said he “live[d] with great intensity, as each game could be the last”. With this in mind, he worked hard to stay at Internacional as long as possible in order to help the team reach the finals. After winning South America’s top trophy, he flew to England the following week.

Tottenham Hotspur

In August 2009 Tottenham Hotspur were reported to have had a £14 million bid rejected for the player. However, on 20 October 2009, Spurs and Internacional agreed an affiliation of the two clubs, ensuring that Tottenham have first option on all academy players from the Brazilian outfit. Following this agreement, there were rumours of a near-concluded deal pending for the 2009–10 Premier League January transfer window. Six days later Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp confirmed he was interested in Sandro for a fee rumoured to be around £8 million.

On 10 March 2010, Internacional President Vitorio Piffero confirmed the transfer of the midfielder to Tottenham, after the Copa Libertadores. The transfer amount was speculated to be around €10 million, with only the contract yet to be signed.

Both Internacional and Tottenham reported on their respective websites that a deal had been agreed for Sandro for an undisclosed fee. Sandro joined Tottenham following the end of the Copa Libertadores, which finished on 18 August. Internacional’s financial report stated that the fee was R$ 20,633,850, with about 25% re-distributed by Inter to third party owners.

Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that a deal for Sandro had been completed and that he would join up at the end of Internacional’s Copa Libertadores campaign. Sandro said of the move to England that he thought Spurs were “a great fit for me” and that “a club that is growing every year makes it the ideal club for me”. He made his Tottenham debut in a 4–1 home defeat against Arsenal in the third round of the League Cup on 21 September 2010.

On 9 January 2011, Sandro made a start against League One side Charlton Athletic, assisting Andros Townsend and playing the full match. He made his UEFA Champions League debut for Tottenham on 15 February 2011 at the San Siro against seven times winners A.C. Milan, receiving special praise from manager Harry Redknapp in his side’s 1–0 win. Playing a pivotal role just in front of the back four, he was man of the match in the return leg at White Hart Lane. He scored his first goal for the club against Chelsea with a 35-yard volley in a 2–1 defeat.

Sandro signed a new five-year contract with Tottenham on 8 September 2011, a deal which would have run till 2016.

In January 2013, Sandro picked up a knee injury during the game against Queens Park Rangers. After the game it was announced that Sandro would be out for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. Prior to the game, after a run of impressive performances Sandro has been affectionately nicknamed ‘Beast’ by the Tottenham fans.

He scored his third goal in Tottenham colours in December 2013 against Manchester United, with a powerful shot from 25 yards (23 m) into the top corner described by opponent Wayne Rooney as “a great strike”.

Queens Park Rangers

On 1 September 2014, Sandro signed for Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut against Manchester United, coming off injured and replaced by Karl Henry. He scored his first goal for QPR against former club Tottenham on 7 March 2015.

On 29 January 2016, Sandro signed for West Brom on loan. He made his debut in the 1-1 draw with Swansea City.

Antalyaspor

On 11 January 2017, Sandro signed for Turkish club Antalyaspor on a three-year deal.
On 10 January 2018, Sandro signed with a loan contract with Benevento until 30 June 2018. He made his debut on 28 January 2018 in 3-0 away loss against Torino. He scored his first goal for Benevento during his 4th match by scoring the 1-1 goal in a 3-2 home win against Crotone.

Genoa

On 3 July 2018, Sandro signed a contract with Italian club Genoa. His contract with Genoa has been terminated in early 2020 after he didn’t appear in any games for the club in the 2019–20 season.

Udinese

On 31 January 2019, Sandro joined Udinese on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.

Goiás

On 18 January 2020, he joined Goiás.

International career

Having represented Brazil at Under-20 level, and captaining them at the 2009 South American Youth Championship, Sandro made his full debut for the Brazilian national team as a substitute in a World Cup qualifier against Chile on 9 September 2009. He was named as 1 of 7 back-up players to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.

Personal life

During his time in England, Sandro became interested in darts, and recorded a video with professional player Bobby George.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2008 Brasileiro Série A 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
2009 41 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 45 1
2010 20 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 37 1
Total 68 4 0 0 0 0 20 0 89 4
Tottenham Hotspur 2010–11 Premier League 19 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 26 1
2011–12 23 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 27 0
2012–13 22 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 27 1
2013–14 12 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 17 1
Total 76 3 1 0 4 0 15 0 96 3
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15 Premier League 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2015–16 Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2016–17 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 8 3
Total 34 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 36 4
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2015–16 Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Antalyaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Benevento (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Genoa 2018–19 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Udinese (loan) 2018–19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career Total 236 9 2 0 5 3 35 0 278 12

International

As of 5 September 2015
National team Year Major competition Friendlies Total
Tournament Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil U-23 2012 2012 Men’s Olympic Football 6 1 0 0 6 1
Brazil 2009 2010 WC Qualifier 1 0 0 0 1 0
2010 – 0 0 2 0 2 0
2011 2011 Copa América 0 0 5 1 5 1
2012 – 0 0 9 0 9 0
Total 1 0 16 1 17 1
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