Sandro Grande

Sandro Grande (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian soccer player.

Club career

Italy Grande was born on September 29, 1977, in Montreal, beginning his career in Italy, He played four years with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Frosinone in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Grande became the first Quebec-born footballer to sign with a Serie A club, signing a three-year deal with Brescia in 2001. After appearing in just one match for the first team, in the Intertoto Cup in July 2001, Grande was loaned back to Serie C side Frosinone, and then later played in Serie D with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Albalonga.

Canada/Scandinavia In July 2005, he moved to Norway to play for Viking in the Norwegian Premier League, before moving on to Molde in March 2006. After his contract with Molde expired in 2007, the club chose not to renew it. After fully recovering from surgery on both knees, he returned to Montreal Impact. Upon his return Grande scored one goal in six regular season games, which he scored on September 5 against the Minnesota Thunder. He helped the Impact qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League quarter finals, playing six games in the tournament.

Lithuania On March 16, 2010, Sandro Grande signed a contract with Lithuanian club FK Suduva.

International career Grande made his debut for the Canada national team in a September 2004 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented Canada in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of Canada's squad at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International goals Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 3 September 2005 Estadio El Sardinero, Santander, Spain 1–2 1–2 Friendly match

Coaching career

CS Monteuil On September 20, 2018, CS Monteuil announced Grande as the new team coach for the 2019 PLSQ season, although he departed before the end of the season.

CF Montréal U23

Grande was hired on January 9, 2023 as the head coach of CF Montréal U23, the reserve side of MLS club CF Montréal. He was released from the position a day after due to backlash over comments Grande made on Twitter in 2012, following the attempted assassination of Quebec premier Pauline Marois.