Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro or

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. It is also a surname. Sandro may refer to:

Given name or nickname

Sports

* Sandro (footballer, born 1973), Brazilian footballer Sandro Chaves de Assis Rosa *

Sandro (footballer, born 1974) Carlos Alejandro Sierra Fumero (born 14 October 1974), known as Sandro, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Born in Las Galletas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Sandro began ...

, Spanish footballer Carlos Alejandro Sierra Fumero * Sandro (footballer, born 1980), Brazilian footballer Sandro Cardoso dos Santos * Sandro (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian footballer Alexsandro Oliveira Duarte * Sandro (footballer, born March 1983), Brazilian footballer Sandro Luiz da Silva * Sandro (footballer, born October 1983), Brazilian footballer Sandro da Silva Mendonça *

Sandro (footballer, born 1986) Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro or Alexander. It is also a surname. Sandro may refer to: Given name or nickname Sports * Sandro (footballer, born 1973), Braz ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro José Ferreira da Silva * Sandro (footballer, born February 1987), Brazilian footballer Sandro Costa da Silva * Sandro (footballer, born March 1987), Brazilian footballer Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo * Sandro (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer Sandro Silva de Souza *

Sandro (footballer, born 1989) Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro (born 15 March 1989), or simply Sandro, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who recently played as a midfielder for club Harborough Town F.C., Harborough Town. Club career Early career Sandro i ...

, Brazilian footballer Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro * Sandro Alfaro (born 1971), Costa Rican former footballer *

Sandro Barbosa Sandro Barbosa Carneiro da Cunha (born 17 February 1973), better known as Sandro Barbosa or simply Sandro, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Graduated from the youth categories of Sport Recife, h ...

(born 1973), Brazilian footballer Sandro Barbosa Carneiro da Cunha * Sandro Becker (born 1971), Brazilian footballer * Sandro Bellucci (born 1955), Italian retired race walker *

Sandro Blum Sandro Blum (born 3 July 1970), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Sandro Blum started his career at Dinamo-RS, when he was still serving in the Brazilian army, and later played for Juventude, Pa ...

(born 1970), Brazilian footballer *

Sandro Burki Sandro Burki (born 16 September 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of FC Aarau. Club career Burki began his career with FC Zürich. Burki caught the attention of numerous club ...

(born 1985), Swiss footballer * Sandro Casamonica (born 1969), Italian boxer *

Sandro Ceppolino Alessandro Diego Ceppolino, known as Sandro Ceppolino (born 8 August 1974 in Villa Ballester), is a former Argentine-born Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre. Ceppolino played at Universitário de Córdoba, in Arg ...

(born 1974), Argentine-born Italian rugby union coach and former player *

Sandro Cois Sandro Cois (; born 9 June 1972) is an Italian former professional footballer. He enjoyed a lengthy career, playing primarily as a defensive midfielder for Italian clubs Torino, Saviglianese, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, and Piacenza. Due to his t ...

(born 1972), Italian retired footballer *

Sandro Continenza Sandro Continenza (13 July 1920 – 21 November 1996) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for 142 films between 1949 and 1982. He was born in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Toto Looks for a Wife'' (1950) * '' Appointment for Murd ...

(1920–1996), Italian screenwriter *

Sandro Cortese Alessandro "Sandro" Cortese (born 6 January 1990) is a retired German motorcycle racer, who last competed in 2020 World Superbike Championship for Team Pedercini. Cortese won his first world title in the Moto3 class, in , and his second in the Su ...

(born 1990), German motorcycle racer *

Sandro Dias Sandro Dias, known as Mineirinho, is a Brazilian professional vert skateboarder who was born on April 18, 1975, in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil and currently resides in Santa Ana, California Santa Ana (Spanish language, Spanish for ) is ...

(born 1975), Brazilian skateboarder *

Sandro Djurić Sandro Djurić (born 15 February 1994) is an Austrian footballer who plays for TSV St. Johann. In the past, Djurić played in its home country for teams such as FC Liefering, SV Grödig, Wiener Neustadt or Austria Lustenau. He is of Serbian d ...

(born 1994), Austrian footballer *

Sandro Ehrat Sandro Ehrat (born 18 April 1991) is a Swiss tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles ...

(born 1991), Swiss tennis player *

Sandro Floris Sandro Floris (born 12 June 1965) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres who won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, ten of these with national relays team. At the senior individual level, he was ...

(born 1965), Italian retired sprinter *

Sandro Forner Sandro Alexandre Forner (born 16 December 1970) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current assistant coach of Paysandu. Playing career Club Known as Sandro during his playing days, Forn ...

(born 1970), Brazilian football coach and former player *

Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...

(born 1932), Italian former basketball player and coach *

Sandro Gaúcho (footballer, born 1968) Sandro Rogério Formoso Pires (born 27 June 1968), also known as Sandro Pires and Sandro Gaúcho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. Career Born in Bagé, Sandro Pires (later known as Sandro ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Sandro Gaúcho (footballer, born 1974) Sandro Araújo da Silva (born May 19, 1974, in Restinga Seca, Rio Grande do Sul), known as Sandro Gaúcho, is a former Brazilian football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association footba ...

, Brazilian footballer * Sandro Goiano (footballer, born 1973), Brazilian footballer * Sandro Goiano (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Sandro Gotal (born 1991), Austrian footballer *

Sandro Hiroshi Sandro Hiroshi Parreão Oi (born 19 November 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played domestically for Tocantinópolis, Rio Branco, São Paulo, Flamengo, Figueirense, Guarani, América RN, Santo André and Red Bull Br ...

(born 1979), Japanese-Brazilian footballer * Sandro Iashvili (born 1985), Georgian footballer * Sandro Lombardi (born 1986), Swiss footballer *

Sandro Lopopolo Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo (18 December 1939 – 26 April 2014) was an Italian 1959 amateur featherweight and 1960 amateur lightweight boxing champion, and also world boxing champion in the light welterweight division afterwards, when he turn ...

(1939–2014), Italian boxer *

Sandro Mamukelashvili Alexander "Sandro" Mamukelashvili ( ka, ალექსანდრე "სანდრო" მამუკელაშვილი; born 23 May 1999) is a Georgian-American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Nation ...

(born 1999), American-born Georgian basketball player * Sandro Manoel (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Alessandro Melli (born 1969), Italian retired footballer * Sandro Mendes (born 1977), retired footballer from Cape Verde *

Sandro Michel Sandro Michel (born 1 July 1996) is a Swiss Bobsleigh, bobsledder who represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career Michel represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in fourth place in the Bobsleigh at the 202 ...

(born 1996), Swiss bobsledder *

Sandro Munari Sandro Munari (born 27 March 1940), also nicknamed 'Il Drago' (The Dragon) is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy. Career Sandro Munari was born in Cavarzere, in the Veneto region. He began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Ral ...

(born 1940), Italian former motor racing and rally driver *

Alessandro Nannini Alessandro "Sandro" Nannini (born 7 July 1959) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Nannini won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix with Benetton. Born in Siena, Nannini is the younger brother of musician Gianna ...

(born 1959), Italian retired racing driver *

Sandro Nicević Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976, in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player, who last played for Orlandina Basket in the Italian Serie A. Professional career Nicević started playing basketball a ...

(born 1976), Croatian basketball player *

Sandro Puppo Sandro Puppo (; 28 January 1918 – 16 October 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Club career During his playing days, Puppo played for Italian clubs Piacenza, Ambrosiana, Venezia and Roma in the ...

(1918–1986), Italian football player and manager *

Sandro Ramírez Sandro Ramírez Castillo (; born 9 July 1995), known simply as Sandro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Las Palmas. He began his professional career at Barcelona playing mainly in their reserves, and won seven do ...

(born 1995), Spanish footballer *

Sandro Salvioni Valter Alessandro Salvioni (born 8 October 1953), best known as Sandro Salvioni, is an Italian football manager, and a former player, last in charge as head coach of Lugano. Career Playing career Salvioni mostly played into lower ranks of Itali ...

(born 1953), Italian football manager and former player *

Sandro Schwarz Sandro Schwarz (; born 17 October 1978) is a German football manager and a former player. He is currently the head coach of Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. Coaching career On 23 March 2009, after the dismissal of coach Wolfgang Fra ...

(born 1978), German football manager and former player * Sandro Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer * Sandro Sirigu (born 1988), Italian-German footballer * Sandro Stielicke (born 1986), German skeleton racer *

Sandro Sukno Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia national team in the men's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Sum ...

(born 1990), Croatian water polo player *

Alexander Todua Sandro Todua (born 2 November 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a winger for the Rugby Europe Super Cup side Black Lion and for Didi 10 side RC Batumi. Club career Todua began his career at Lelo Sarace ...

(born 1987), Georgian rugby union player * Sandro Tomaš (born 1972), Croatian medley swimmer *

Sandro Tonali Sandro Tonali (; born 8 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Newcastle United and the Italy national team. He began his professional career at Brescia, winning Serie B in 2018–19. A year later ...

(born 2000), Italian footballer * Sandro Trolliet (born 1988), Swiss curler *Sandro Viana (born 1977), Brazilian sprinter *Sandro Viletta (born 1986), Swiss alpine skier and 2014 Olympic gold medalist *Sandro Wagner (born 1987), German footballer

Arts and entertainment

*Sandro Angiolini (1920–1985), Italian comics creator *Sandro Bocola (1931–2022), Italian writer and artist *Sandro Bolchi (1924–2005), Italian director, actor and journalist *Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510), Italian painter *Sandro Corsaro, American animator and author *Sandro Ghenzi, Italian film producer in the 1940s and '50s *Sandro Key-Åberg (1922–1991), Swedish poet and novelist

Other

*Sandro Bondi (born 1959), Italian politician *Sandro Mareco (born 1987), Argentine chess grandmaster *Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe (1921–2013), Prime Minister of Peru in 1984 *Sandro Pertini (1896–1990), Italian journalist and socialist politician, seventh President of the Italian Republic *Sandro Pignatti (born 1930), Italian botanist *Sandro Rosa do Nascimento (1978–2000), perpetrator of the Bus 174 hostage crisis *Sandro Ruotolo (born 1955), Italian journalist and politician *Sandro Veronesi (writer) (born 1959), Italian writer *Alessandro Faedo (1913–2001), Italian mathematician and politician

Stage name

*Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor Roberto Sánchez-Ocampo (1945–2010)

Fictional characters

*Sandro, chief antagonist in the video game ''Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death''

Surname

*Alex Sandro (born 1991), Brazilian footballer *Corsi Sandro, Italian engineer *Marlon Sandro (born 1977), Brazilian mixed martial artist