Alexandre Tadeu Gallo (born 29 May 1967) is a Brazilian

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coach and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Gallo joined the youth categories of hometown side

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in 1980. He was promoted to the first team in 1986, and made his professional debut on 15 March of the following year, in a 2–1

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home win over

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. Gallo was loaned to Vitória in 1991, before signing for Santos in the following year. He made his club debut on 18 July, in a 3–0 home win over former club Botafogo. Gallo established himself as a regular starter for ''Peixe'', being

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during the 1995 Série A campaign. In August 1996, he was loaned to Portuguesa, where he was also a first-choice. Sold to Guarani in January 1997, Gallo moved to

later in that year. On 11 February 1999, he agreed to a deal with

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. He moved to

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shortly after, before signing for

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on 16 January 2001. Gallo retired at the end of the 2001 season, aged 34.

Coaching career

After retiring, Gallo joined

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's staff at his last club Corinthians in 2002, as his assistant. He also took over Villa Nova ahead of the 2003 season, and worked under the same role with Darío Pereyra at Grêmio, before returning to Villa Nova for the 2004 season. Gallo returned to assistant duties after the 2004 Campeonato Mineiro, joining

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's staff at Santos. On 11 February 2005, he replaced

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at the helm of Portuguesa, but left on 23 March to return to Santos, now as head coach. Gallo was sacked by ''Peixe'' on 27 September 2005, and moved abroad for the first time in his career on 20 December, after taking over

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in Japan. Back to his home country, Gallo was named

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head coach for the 2007 season, but left for Internacional on 26 April of that year. He lifted the

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with the club, but was sacked on 10 August. On 10 September 2007, Gallo was presented as

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head coach. He left the club the following 18 May, and was announced at Atlético Mineiro two days later. Gallo was dismissed by ''Galo'' on 31 July 2008, after a 6–1 loss to

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. Presented as

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head coach on 22 December, but was sacked on 5 July 2009. Gallo took over

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on 30 July 2009, but was relieved from his duties on 4 September after just seven matches. On 19 February of the following year, he was named in charge of Náutico. Alexandre Gallo 2011

Sacked by ''Timbu'' on 29 September 2010, Gallo moved to the United Arab Emirates after being appointed at

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on 21 December. Gallo returned to Brazil on 14 June 2011, after being named

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head coach, but was sacked on 18 August. He returned to Náutico on 19 April 2012, and qualified the club to the

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before renewing his contract on 6 December. Alexandre Gallo CBF

On 29 January 2013, however, Gallo was named head coach of the Brazil national under-20 team. On 8 May 2015, after a poor campaign in the

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, he was dismissed. Galo moved to Saudi Arabia on 31 October 2015, taking over Al-Qadisiyah, but left by mutual consent the following 30 January. On 22 February 2016, he was named Ponte Preta head coach, but was sacked on 15 April. On 27 April 2016, Gallo returned to Náutico for a third spell. On 4 September, after three losses in four matches, he was sacked. On 3 June 2017, Gallo was named head coach of another club he represented as a player, Vitória. Sacked on 21 July, he returned to Atlético Mineiro on 11 December, now as a

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. Gallo was fired from Atlético on 30 October 2018, and spent a year without a club before returning to coaching duties on 25 January 2020, after being appointed São Caetano. On 12 October, after winning the year's

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, he announced his departure. Gallo was named head coach of his first club Botafogo-SP on 29 January 2021, but left on 1 April. He took over Santa Cruz twelve days later, but resigned twelve days after taking over, after just three matches. On 19 September 2022, after more than a year without a club, Gallo agreed to become

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's head coach for the ensuing season. He left the following 14 March to take over

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, but was sacked on 10 May. On 9 August 2023, Gallo replaced

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as the technical coordinator of Santos. Despite being a part of the staff in the club's first-ever relegation, he remained at the club for the following season, but was dismissed on 3 January 2025.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;São Paulo *

: 1998 ;Atlético Mineiro *

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

: 1999, 2000 ;Corinthians *

: 2001

Coach

;Sport *

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: 2007 ;Internacional *

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;Figueirense *

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: 2008 ;São Caetano *

: 2020 ;Brazil U20 *

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: 2014 * Panda Cup:

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;Brazil Olympic Team * Valais Youth Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallo, Alexandre 1967 births Living people Footballers from Ribeirão Preto Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Men's association football midfielders Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Japan Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers J1 League managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Esporte Clube Vitória players Santos FC players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Guarani FC players São Paulo FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Villa Nova Atlético Clube managers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers Santos FC managers FC Tokyo managers Sport Club do Recife managers Sport Club Internacional managers Figueirense FC managers Clube Atlético Mineiro managers Esporte Clube Bahia managers Esporte Clube Santo André managers Clube Náutico Capibaribe managers Al Ain FC managers Avaí FC managers Brazil national under-23 football team managers Brazil national under-20 football team managers Brazil national under-17 football team managers Al Qadsiah FC managers Associação Atlética Ponte Preta managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers Associação Desportiva São Caetano managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) managers Santa Cruz Futebol Clube managers Cianorte Futebol Clube managers Londrina Esporte Clube managers Santos FC non-playing staff 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen