Sandro Cardoso dos Santos

Portuguesa

Sandro started his career in Brazil in 1998, playing in Portuguesa. However, due to his young age, he could not play regularly and only played U-18 and reserve games.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

In 2000, Sha Sha, who had been a limited foreign player, gave up a season and was out of the swamp. Suwon Samsung Bluewings decided to release both Sasha and Vitali and they wanted to reinforce foreign attacking resources. At the time, Suwon had big expectations for Rookie, and Sandro was an unexpected player. Sandro's $100,000 in rent and $600,000 in Rookies showed a remarkable difference. But when opened the lid, the result was the opposite. Rookie was sluggish for every game he played, scoring only one goal in five games, and Sandro showed four goals in eight games in regular league games. In the end, the rookie was forced to exit during the regular season and Sandro was a complete transfer, and in the 2000 Adidas Cup, he scored one goal in all three games, contributing to the team's victory. Sandro, who had a chance in 2000, had a 2001 season under Kim Ho(Head Coach) full-fledged belief and made the 2001 season his year. Suwon won the Adidas Cup final in 2001, although Suwon did not win the regular league in Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, but the Go-de-trio, which he created with Ko Jong-soo and Dennis, Of the world. Sandro was in the K-League, scoring 11 goals in 22 league games with 13 goals and three assists. And in the international arena, Sandro's victory…

K-League Top Scorer : 2001 K-League Best XI : 2001 Korean FA Cup : 2002 Korean League Cup : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 Korean Super Cup : 1999, 2000, 2005 Asian Club Championship : 2001, 2002 Asian Super Cup : 2001, 2002