Sandro Grande
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| 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 | ||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 December 2009 | |||
Sandro Grande (born September 29, 1977) is a
Club career
Italy
Born in
Grande became the first Quebec-born footballer to sign with a
Grande 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
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
On March 16, 2010 Sandro Grande signed a contract with Lithuanian club
Return to Canada
In 2012, Sandro Grande signed a contract with the
Currently, Sandro Grande is the Technical Director of Les Étoiles de L'Est.
International career
Grande 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
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2005 | Santander, Spain |
 Spain |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match
|
Coaching career
CS Monteuil
On September 20, 2018 CS Monteuil announced Grande as the new team coach for the
CF Montréal U23
Grande 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
- ^ 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.
- Montreal Gazette. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
- MontrealImpact.com with Grande's profile
- Sandro Grande – Facebook
- Sandro Grande at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sandro Grande at the Canadian Soccer Association
