| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandro Alexandre Forner | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paysandu (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989 | Ponte Preta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1993 | ABC | ||
| 1997–1999 | Coritiba | ||
| 1999–2000 | Fluminense | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Joinville | ||
| 2004 | Lages [pt] | ||
| 2005 | ADAP Galo Maringá | ||
| 2006 | Paranavaí | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Brazil U20 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | J. Malucelli U20 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Corinthians-PR | ||
| 2010 | Atlético Paranaense (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Atlético Paranaense U20 | ||
| 2013–2014 | J. Malucelli | ||
| 2016–2017 | Coritiba U20 | ||
| 2018 | Coritiba | ||
| 2019 | São Paulo (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Maringá | ||
| 2019–2021 | Ponte Preta U20 | ||
| 2021 | Ponte Preta (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Ponte Preta (interim) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Operário Ferroviário U20 | ||
| 2022 | Operário Ferroviário (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Operário Ferroviário (interim) | ||
| 2024– | Paysandu (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Paysandu (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sandro Alexandre Forner (born 16 December 1970) is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who played as acentral defender. He is the current assistant coach ofPaysandu.
Known asSandro during his playing days, Forner was born inAmparo, São Paulo,[1] and was aPonte Preta youth graduate. Promoted to the first-team in 1990, he played for a number of clubs until joiningCoritiba in 1997.
After two seasons atCoxa, Forner moved toFluminense in theSérie C, but only featured in one match, a 1–1 away draw againstAmericano on 1 December 1999. After lifting the trophy, he featured in two more matches for the following year'sTorneio Rio-São Paulo before departing.[2]
Afterwards, Forner notably representedJoinville in 2002,ADAP Galo Maringá in 2005 (winning theCampeonato Paranaense Série Prata)[3] andParanavaí in 2006.[4] He retired with the latter, aged 36.
While at Ponte, Forner representedBrazil atunder-17 level in the 1986South American U-17 Championship and the1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship,[5] and atunder-20 level in the1989 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 1990Toulon Tournament.[6]
Forner started his managerial career withJ. Malucelli in 2008, being manager of the club's under-20 squad. On 5 August 2009, with the club now named Corinthians Paranaense, he replaced Leandro Niehues at the helm of the main squad.[7]
On 24 April 2010, Forner joined Niehues' staff as assistant atAtlético Paranaense,[8] and on 26 August, he was appointed at the helm of the under-20s.[9] On 2 November 2012, he returned to J. Malucelli and was named first-team manager for the ensuing Paranaense.[10]
Forner returned to Coritiba in 2015, initially as an assistant of the under-23 squad. He was named manager of the under-20s ahead of the 2016Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior,[11] earning plaudits for his latter work.[12]
On 15 December 2017, Forner was announced as first-team manager of Coritiba.[13] He was sacked the following 15 April, after 20 games in charge.[14]
ABC
Coritiba
Fluminense
ADAP Galo Maringá