Nino Santos

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Nino Santos
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Full name Alecsandro Aparecido dos Santos
Date of birth (1984-09-27) 27 September 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Catanduva, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Rio Preto 42 (4)
2007 Ulbra 12 (2)
2008 Catanduvense 16 (3)
2008–2009 Guaratinguetá 15 (1)
2009 Campinense 23 (2)
2010 Catanduvense 12 (3)
2010 Criciúma 15 (4)
2011 Grêmio Barueri 9 (2)
2011–2016 Al Jahra 169 (42)
2016 Al-Batin 0 (0)
2017–2018 Al-Arabi SC 0 (0)
2018 Clube Atlético Penapolense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2011

Alecsandro Aparecido dos Santos (born 27 September 1984), or simply Nino Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as defender.

Nino Santos began his career at the base of Rio Preto where he signed his first professional contract, working in two Championships Paulistas's Access Division and Cup Paulista. After this had a quick passage through Ulbra to reach the Catanduvense, time of his hometown, to compete in the Paulista Championship Series A2. After a major championship, becoming one of the leaders and pillars of the team that reached the final stage of the competition, now in the Championship of the First Division at Guaratinguetá team. After the competition, he returned to Catanduvense idol. Again in Catanduvense stood out and landed in Criciúma, team led by the young coach Argel Fucks, which achieved the desired access to the Serie B of the Brazilian Championship. In Grêmio Barueri came to compete in the Championship of the First Division, but good performances earned her proposal and on one of those landed in Al-Jahra, Kuwait team, where he remained for five seasons, reaching a staggering 169 games and 42 goals, becoming the team captain and star of his team. In Al-Jahra, even without title achievements were vice champions of the King's Cup, Nino became idol, but after five seasons was transferred to Al-Batin Saudi Arabia for the season 2016-2017, later moved back to Kuwait to Al-Arabi SC in January 2017.


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