Alessandro Soares
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Montes Claros | ||
| 1997–2001 | Kalamata | 98 | (26) |
| 2001–2004 | OFI | 84 | (20) |
| 2004–2005 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 25 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | AEK Athens | 28 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 23 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Alki Larnaca | 23 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Ermis Aradippou | (7) | |
| 2009–2010 | Chalkanoras Idaliou | (18) | |
| 2011–2013 | Funorte | ||
| 2013–2014 | Montes Claros | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alessandro Soares (born 5 February 1973) is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known in Greece by the nickname "Giannis" which given to him by his then coach in Kalamata, Jacek Gmoch. He himself was so "tied" to this nickname that he baptized his little son who was born in Greece with the name "Giannis".