Nino Santos Explained

Nino Santos
Fullname:Alecsandro Aparecido dos Santos
Birth Date:27 September 1984
Birth Place:Catanduva, Brazil
Height:1.86 m
Position:Center back
Years1:2004–2007
Caps1:42
Goals1:4
Years2:2007
Caps2:12
Goals2:2
Years3:2008
Caps3:16
Goals3:3
Years4:2008–2009
Caps4:15
Goals4:1
Years5:2009
Caps5:23
Goals5:2
Years6:2010
Caps6:12
Goals6:3
Years7:2010
Caps7:15
Goals7:4
Years8:2011
Caps8:9
Goals8:2
Years9:2011–2016
Caps9:169
Goals9:42
Years10:2016
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:2017–2018
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Years12:2018
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Pcupdate:12 March 2011

Alecsandro Aparecido dos Santos (born 27 September 1984), or simply Nino Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as defender.

Nino Santos began his career at the base of Rio Preto where he signed his first professional contract, working in two Championships Paulistas's Access Division and Cup Paulista. After this had a quick passage through Ulbra to reach the Catanduvense, time of his hometown, to compete in the Paulista Championship Series A2.After a major championship, becoming one of the leaders and pillars of the team that reached the final stage of the competition, now in the Championship of the First Division at Guaratinguetá team. After the competition, he returned to Catanduvense idol. Again in Catanduvense stood out and landed in Criciúma, team led by the young coach Argel Fucks, which achieved the desired access to the Serie B of the Brazilian Championship.In Grêmio Barueri came to compete in the Championship of the First Division, but good performances earned her proposal and on one of those landed in Al-Jahra, Kuwait team, where he remained for five seasons, reaching a staggering 169 games and 42 goals, becoming the team captain and star of his team.In Al-Jahra, even without title achievements were vice champions of the King's Cup, Nino became idol, but after five seasons was transferred to Al-Batin Saudi Arabia for the season 2016-2017, later moved back to Kuwait to Al-Arabi SC in January 2017.