Cicinho (footballer, born 1986)
 Cicinho with Sevilla in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Sandro Mendonça dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Jundiaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Capivariano | ||
| 2004–2005 | Osvaldo Cruz | ||
| 2006 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2006 | Ferroviária | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 |
Ituano | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Oeste | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | → Santo André (loan) | 71 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 |
Palmeiras | 39 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Sevilla | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Numancia (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Bahia | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | Santo André | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Oeste | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2019 | |||
Alex Sandro Mendonça dos Santos (born 4 August 1986), commonly known as Cicinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back.
Club career
Born in
Cicinho made his Série A debut on 10 May 2009, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Botafogo.[1] He appeared regularly in the campaign, which ended in relegation.
On 13 January 2011 Cicinho joined
On 30 July 2012 Cicinho signed a four-year deal with La Liga's Sevilla FC, for a €2 million fee.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 18 August, starting in a 2–1 home win against Getafe CF.[5]
Cicinho scored his first goal for the Andalusians on 22 October, netting the winner of a 3–2 home success against RCD Mallorca.[6] He finished his first season abroad with 27 appearances, with his side finishing seventh.
On 27 June 2013 Cicinho suffered a severe knee injury,[7] which took him out of action for six months.[8] On 28 January 2015, after failing to appear with the Rojiblancos after his injury, he was loaned to Segunda División's CD Numancia until June.[9] He made 15 appearances for the team from Soria, heading an equaliser in a 2–1 loss at Girona FC on 1 March.[10]
Cicinho returned to his homeland on 27 July 2015, signing a deal for Série B team Esporte Clube Bahia until the next May.[11]
Honours
- Palmeiras
- Sevilla
References
- ^ Fogão e Ramalhão empatam após dominar um tempo cada na partida (Fogão and Ramalhão draw after each one dominate each half in the match); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ É oficial! Palmeiras contrata lateral de rival do Paulistão por empréstimo (It's official! Palmeiras signs full-back from Paulistão rival on loan) Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; Futebol Interior, 13 January 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Palmeiras compra parte de Cicinho e renova contrato por quatro anos (Palmeiras buys share of Cicinho and renews contract for four years); Globo Esporte, 22 July 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ El Sevilla ficha a Cicinho (Sevilla signs Cicinho); Marca, 30 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Navas vale un triunfo (Navas worths a victory); Marca, 18 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Negredo devuelve la alegría al Sevilla (Negredo gives back the joy to Sevilla); Marca, 22 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cicinho estará seis meses de baja (Cicinho will be six months out); Marca, 27 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Cicinho ya es un activo más (Cicinho is another one active); Marca, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cicinho, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia (Cicinho, new player of C.D. Numancia) Archived 2015-01-28 at archive.today; Numancia's official website, 28 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ "El Girona amarra los tres puntos gracias a dos penaltis" [Girona amass three points thanks to two penalties] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Bahia oficializa a contratação do lateral Cicinho" [Bahia confirm the signing of full-back Cicinho] (in Portuguese). A Tarde. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
External links
- Sevilla official profile (in Spanish) (sevillafc.es) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-08-07)
- Cicinho at BDFutbol
- Cicinho at Soccerway