Sandro Coelho Leite (born 27 June 1976 in

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) is a retired

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ian football midfielder who spent most of his career playing in the Bolivian Premier División for

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Career

Coelho developed his career at the youth ranks of

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (; ''Botafogo Football and Rowing'') is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known ...

. He later played professionally for Brazilian clubs

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in 1995, and

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in 1996. The following year, Coelho arrived in

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to play for The Strongest. From the beginning he caused a good impression and the club decided to acquire his transfer. As his career progressed, Coelho became a key player for the team and a symbol for the club as he helped the institution obtain two national titles. During 2007 he added another title to his resume by winning the Clausura tournament with

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. After two years in Oruro, he return to his beloved The Strongest in 2009. On 26 April 2009, during a league match against

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, Coelho became the club's all-time leading scorer in first division football. He scored 2 goals to reach a total of 80, surpassing former striker Ovidio Messa who previously led with 78. Moreover, he is the derby's (The Strongest vs. Bolívar) all-time topscorer with 10 goals.Hombre récord
laprensa.com.bo On 1 June 2009, Coelho assumed the position of first team manager, after the resignation of Julio Toresani. His stint lasted until early 2010.

Honours

Club

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: 2003 (A), 2003 (C), 2004 (C) * San José **

: 2007 (C)

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* * * 1976 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Botafogo FR players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Esporte Clube Bahia players The Strongest players Club San José players Bolivian Primera División players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Brazilian football managers The Strongest managers Independiente Petrolero managers Bolivian Primera División managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Club San José managers {{Bolivia-footy-midfielder-stub