Sandro Mendes

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sandro


fullname = Sandro Miguel Laranjeira Mendes
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|2|4
cityofbirth = Pinhal Novo
countryofbirth = Portugal
height = Height|m=1.80
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Vitória FC
clubnumber = 6
youthyears = ?-1994
youthclubs = Vitória FC
years = 1994-1995 1995-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2005 2005 2005 2006-
clubs = Vitória FC Hércules CF Villarreal CF UD Salamanca Vitória FC FC Porto →Vestel Manisaspor "(loan)" Vitória FC
caps(goals) = 041 (3) 052 (1) 002 (0) 023 (3) 137 (5) 000 (0) 004 (0) 065 (2)
nationalyears = 2002-
nationalteam = Cape Verde
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = September 1, 2008
ntupdate =

Sandro, fullname Sandro Miguel Laranjeira Mendes (born February 4, 1977 in Pinhal Novo, Portugal), is a midfielder from Cape Verde, who currently represents Vitória Futebol Clube in the "Portuguese Liga". Sandro also plays for the Cape Verde national football team, and holds a Portuguese passport.

Sandro started his career at Vitória Futebol Clube, but moved to Spain still a youngster, although he had already debuted in Portugal's first division, and played for 3 seasons with Hércules CF, in "Segunda División". In 1998-99, he joined "La Liga" outfit Villarreal CF, but appeared just twice throughout the season, returning to the second level for the following season, with UD Salamanca.

After a second spell with Vitória Setúbal (five seasons), Portuguese giants FC Porto came knocking in 2005-06, [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=308683.html|title=Porto plump for Sandro|date=9 June 2005|author=UEFA.com] but he was quickly loaned, without making any official appearances, to Turkey's Vestel Manisaspor until January 2006, when he returned to Vitória for a third stint.

External links

* [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/jogador.php?id=393&search=1 Stats and profile at zerozero.pt]
*FIFA player|214787