Sandro Grande Explained

Sandro Grande
Birth Date:29 September 1977
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1997–1998
Clubs1:Frenter Larino
Caps1:6
Goals1:1
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:Isernia
Caps2:26
Goals2:12
Years3:1999–2000
Clubs3:Potenza
Caps3:22
Goals3:2
Years4:2000–2001
Clubs4:Frosinone
Caps4:27
Goals4:1
Years5:2001–2003
Clubs5:Brescia
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2001–2002
Clubs6:Catanzaro (loan)
Caps6:8
Goals6:1
Years7:2002
Clubs7:Frosinone (loan)
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:2002–2003
Clubs8:Potenza (loan)
Caps8:18
Goals8:0
Years9:2003–2004
Clubs9:Albalonga
Caps9:21
Goals9:0
Years10:2004–2005
Clubs10:Montreal Impact
Caps10:31
Goals10:6
Years11:2005
Clubs11:Viking
Caps11:6
Goals11:0
Years12:2006–2007
Clubs12:Molde
Caps12:14
Goals12:0
Years13:2008–2009
Clubs13:Montreal Impact
Years14:2010–2011
Clubs14:FK Sūduva
Caps14:24
Goals14:1
Caps13:17
Goals13:1
Years15:2012
Clubs15:FC St-Léonard
Caps15:13
Goals15:3
Years16:2013
Clubs16:Les Étoiles de l'Est
Caps16:2
Goals16:0
Nationalyears1:2004–2006
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:21 October 2009
Ntupdate:23 December 2009
Manageryears1:2019
Managerclubs1:CS Monteuil

Sandro Grande (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player.

Club career

Italy

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Grande began his career in Italy, He played four years with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Frosinone in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Grande became the first Quebec-born footballer to sign with a Serie A club, signing a three-year deal with Brescia in 2001. After appearing in just one match for the first team, in the Intertoto Cup in July 2001, Grande was loaned back to Serie C side Frosinone, and then later played in Serie D with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Albalonga.[1]

Canada/Scandinavia

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 Viking in the Norwegian Premier League, before moving on to Molde in March 2006. After his contract with Molde expired in 2007, the club chose not to renew it. After fully recovering from surgery on both knees, he returned to Montreal Impact. Upon his return Grande scored one goal in six regular season games, which he scored on September 5 against the Minnesota Thunder. He helped the Impact qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League quarter finals, playing six games in the tournament.[2]

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 FK Suduva.[3]

Return to Canada

In 2012, Sandro Grande signed a contract with the FC St-Léonard of the Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec. He was capped for 13 games, scoring 3 goals.

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.

Coaching career

CS Monteuil

On September 20, 2018 CS Monteuil announced Grande as the new team coach for the 2019 PLSQ season,[5] although he departed before the end of the season.[6]

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.24thminute.com/2009/07/fightin-sandro-grande-released-by.html The 24th Minute: Fightin' Sandro Grande released by the Impact
  2. http://my.thescore.com/footyblog/archive/2009/07/20/21587.aspx Impact release Sandro Grande
  3. http://www.fksuduva.lt/index.php/naujienos/naujienu-archyvas/363-sduva-stiprina-saug-ir-puolimo-grandis Sandro Grande joined FK Suduva
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107124914/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=218250/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  5. News: Masucci nomme Sandro Grande su poste d'entraîneur chef. 20 September 2018 . 19 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Monteuil – Sandro Grande : divorce à l'amiable. fr. Monteuil - Sandro Grande: amicable divorce. September 4, 2019. Juste Soccer.
  7. News: 10 January 2023 . CF Montréal terminates Sandro Grande one day after coach was hired . . 10 January 2023.