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Harborough Town make shock signing in ex-Tottenham, West Brom, QPR, Brazil player

Harborough Town make shock signing in ex-Tottenham, West Brom, QPR, Brazil player in Sandro, just days on from advancing in the FA Cup.

On Tuesday evening, the Southern League Premier Central (7th tier) club said: “Following on from our amazing victory in the @EmiratesFACup, being drawn away at Reading in the Second Round, we are delighted to break the internet with our latest signing…

“We warmly welcome former Tottenham, West Brom, QPR, Udinese, Genoa, Internacional and Brazilian International Sandro to the #BeeHive!!”

CLUB STATEMENT:

Harborough Town FC are delighted to announce the signing of former Tottenham, West Brom, QPR, Udinese, Genoa, Internacional and Brazilian International Sandro.

Manager Mitch Austin commented; “What an unbelievable signing for the club, I really cannot express how I am feeling. I had a chance conversation with Sandro a couple of weeks ago and we got talking about football, told him about Harborough Town FC and the journey we are on and he has been messaging me ever since to sign on, totally unbelievable and gobsmacked is how I would describe this signing. These sort of signings don’t happen every day but when you get a chance to sign an ex-professional footballer who has played at the highest level in the Premier League and Internationally with Brazil, you just cannot turn it down.”

Sandro retired from professional football in September 2023 and Mitch Austin went on to say, “Being a Tottenham Hotspur fan myself I knew all about Sandro, but when I looked back at a few photos online and there he was stood in a Brazil team photo with the likes of Neymar Jr., Ronaldinho, Thiago Silva, Dani Alves, Marcelo, I was like what is going on, pinch me!. But credit to Sandro he has kept himself really fit and is an absolute great guy, down to earth who when the Chairman and I met with him came across very genuine, polite and humble, you could really sense there was a real desire to get the signing done on his part, I am absolutely delighted to have him at our club. I think the players and staff around the club can learn great things from him and develop and watch his professionalism and understand what is needed if they want to progress and play at the highest possible level of the game. However long he stays we will all become better for it.” Concluded Mitch.

Chairman Peter Dougan stated; “What can I say, Mitch has done it again! I don’t know how but what a signing this is, a real show of intent from the club to be as good as they can. When I met Sandro I have to say there was trepidation, but really I cannot speak highly enough of him and his professionalism and will to make this signing happen. Everything about the signing was positive, what negative could there possibly be? He will certainly help all the players around him and what a time to be one of those players, I am sure they will relish him being at the club as should we all.”

Welcome to the #BeeHive Sandro!

SANDRO’S CAREER:

Youth career
2005–2007 – Internacional

Senior career
2007–2010 – Internacional – 95 games (4 goals)
2010–2014 – Tottenham Hotspur – 106 games (3 goals)
2014–2017 – Queens Park Rangers – 36 games (4 goals)
2016 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) – 13 games (0 goals)
2017–2018 – Antalyaspor – 16 games (0 goals)
2018 → Benevento (loan) – 14 games (1 goal)
2018–2019 – Genoa – 14 games (0 goals)
2019 → Udinese (loan) – 12 games (0 goals)
2020 – Goiás – 17 games (0 goals)
2021–2022 – B-SAD – 7 games (1 goal)
2024- Harborough Town

International career
2009 – Brazil U20 – 8 games (1 goal)
2012 – Brazil U23 – 7 games (2 goals)
2009–2012 – Brazil – 17 games (1 goal)

Here’s how fans reacted as Harborough Town make shock signing in ex-Tottenham, West Brom, QPR, Brazil player Sandro…

@bumpysoda: the beast at htfc. got to be the most ridiculous thing i’ve ever seen.

@tstafford92: Fantastic depth being added to the squad, obviously he will feature for the ressies at first but if he can find some form its great competition for Walsh and Kennedy. Astute signing.

@etiawneb: Really hope Harborough don’t make this a comedy thing and sign a load of ex pros and mean the hard working players who’ve made it this far miss out….. #ReadingFC

@RobGWarren4: Another totally normal day in non-league.

@Smith08Tiffany: What is going on over there 😂 unreal this

@OWarren77: Only @1AustinMitch could pull thos one out the bag, hats off Gaffer 🐝🐝🐝

@gdrury71: I will keep signing the lads at step 5 lol. Wowzers this is madness.

@SamMartinFPL: Hahahaha that is the most mental thing I’ve ever seen what the fuck

@carlinbiffa: Wow what a signing

@NonLeagueDad: SOUTHERN LEAGUE CENTRAL IS MASSIVE 🏆 What’s going on 😂🤯

@RedLeics: An actual Brazil international signing for Harborough Town 😮 Never in my life…

@jahayward_: What on earth 😳😂

@rpoore1882: Nahhh this is a fucking pisstake 😳 @1AustinMitch playing real life Footy Manager with a signing like that 👏 Might have to get down and watch the ‘Beast’ in action!

@coolasleicester: Former Brazilian international signs for… Harborough Town. 🤯🤯 Once signed by Tottenham from Inter for a fee of £10 million, now you can catch him having a kickabout in LE16. Football, bloody hell. #leicester #leicestershire

@ingram1884: Got to be one of the most mental signings ever

@WHUFCallum_: Southern league central is the place to be. What a league 😂😂😂

@fatawulcfc: This is serious contender for most random Non-league signing ever 😂😂

@andyorton7: Wow. Some signing that 👏👏

@NPTNFootball: Massive!! Mitch and the lads are going to get spurs away in round 3!!! @HarbTownFC @1AustinMitch

@alfieh_2008: sorry what the actual fuck

@tomhwilliams23: Non league never fails to amaze me 🤣

@1985GaryRob: What? 😅😂

@Thunderchild: Wow

@JackAtkinson00: Non league is mental

@jonwilliams606: Just when you thought this season couldn’t get any better… I think I must be dreaming! #UTB

@tomhamertime: Surely this isn’t legit?

@SASEnterprise5: Wtf 😂

@CharlieFaye9: This is insane!

@rpoore1882: Nahhh this is ain’t genuine is it?! 😳

@mailowl: Wow! Amazing news! 👏👏👏

@RustyRoyal: Amazing what a FA Cup run can do, with the potential of the next game being live on the box. Thoughts with lad who will have to sit out should Sandro be good to go. The Magic. 🤦🏼

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