Sandro (footballer, born 1980)

Sandro
Personal information
Full name Sandro Cardoso dos Santos
Date of birth (1980-03-22) March 22, 1980
Place of birth São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Portuguesa
2000–2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 52 (25)
2003–2004 JEF United Ichihara 45 (17)
2005–2007 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 41 (6)
2007Chunnam Dragons (loan) 4 (1)
2007–2008 Changsha Ginde 36 (6)
2009 FC Thun 13 (5)
2009 Shandong Luneng Taishan 15 (2)
2010 Changsha Ginde 28 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2010

Sandro Cardoso dos Santos (born March 22, 1980), simply known as Sandro is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a role of forward.

He was a member of U-19 Brazil national football team and a top scorer of 2001 season K-league.

He scored the decisive winning goal in the 2001 AFC Champions League Final against Jubilo Iwata.

He joined Shandong Luneng Taishan in July 2009 and scored his first goal for Shandong on August 26, 2009 against Changchun Yatai with 2-3 loss.

Sandro moved back to Changsha Ginde in February 2010.