Sandro Calabro

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Sandro Calabro
Personal information
Full name Sandro Renato Calabro
Date of birth (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–1999 VCS
1999–2001 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 ADO Den Haag 17 (8)
2003–2004 Utrecht 21 (3)
2004–2005 FC Volendam 12 (6)
2005–2007 Helmond Sport 61 (24)
2007–2010 VVV 77 (39)
2010–2012 St. Gallen 15 (2)
2012–2013 Sparta 36 (19)
2013–2015 FC Antwerp 21 (8)
2014–2015RKC (loan) 15 (6)
2015–2016 Deinze 15 (2)
2016–2017 Scheveningen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sandro Calabro (born 11 April 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Contents

Club career

Calabro was born in The Hague, the son of Sicilian parents. [1]

He moved from FC Volendam to Helmond Sport. [2] In May 2007, it was announced that he would sign for VVV-Venlo. [3] In the 2008–09 season, he was crowned topscorer of the Jupiler League, as VVV-Venlo were promoted to the Eredivisie. [4]

Switzerland

On 18 May 2010, Calabro moved on a free transfer to Swiss team FC St. Gallen, signing a contract until 30 June 2012. [5]

Belgium

He joined compatriots Roy Bakkenes, Kelvin Maynard and manager Jerrel Hasselbaink at Belgian Second Division club FC Antwerp in 2013 [6] after a prolific season at Sparta. After being loaned by Antwerp for one season to RKC, [7] Calabro moved to another Belgian side Deinze in July 2015, [8] only to return to Holland in summer 2016 to play for Scheveningen in the Dutch Derde Divisie. [9]

Post-playing career

After retirement, he focused on his own football agency business, which he started together with former Scheveningen teammate Marvin Nieuwlaat. [10]

Honours

Club

Utrecht

Individual

VVV Venlo

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References

  1. Sandro 'Pipo' Calabro: "Droom om in Italië te spelen" - Goal.com (in Dutch)
  2. Sandro Calabro nieuwe spits Helmond Sport - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  3. Sandro Calabro gaat toch naar VVV-Venlo - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. St. Gallen verpflichtet holländischen Stürmer
  5. Neuverpflichtung Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Calabro dit seizoen onder leiding van trainer Hasselbaink - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  7. RKC haalt spits Calabro - AD (in Dutch)
  8. Sandro Calabro bij Deinze - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
  9. Scheveningen trekt oud-ADO Den Haag-spits Sandro Calabro aan - Omroep West (in Dutch)
  10. "Calabro: "Moment om te stoppen is nu wel aangebroken"" (in Dutch). Voetbal247.nl. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  11. "Koeman disappointed with missing first trophy of season". english.ajax.nl. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie) Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine