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Ex-Brazil and Tottenham star Sandro comes out of retirement to join non-league side Harborough Town in sensational return to English football

<p>Thirty-five-year-old Sandro, who last played for local Portuguese club B-Sad, retired from professional football in September 2023. However, the defensive midfielder has now staged a sensational comeback, signing a surprise deal with Harborough - who currently play in the seventh tier of English football.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🐝 New Signing Alert  🇧🇷<br><br>Following on from our amazing victory in the <a href="https://twitter.com/EmiratesFACup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EmiratesFACup</a>, being drawn away at Reading in the Second Round, we are delighted to break the internet with our latest signing...<br><br>We warmly welcome former Tottenham, West Brom, QPR, Udinese, Genoa,… <a href="https://t.co/rB514QWGay">pic.twitter.com/rB514QWGay</a></p>— Harborough Town FC 🐝 (@HarbTownFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarbTownFC/status/1853876060774961181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>After roping in the vastly experienced player, manager Mitch Austin told the club's <a href="https://harboroughtownfc.org/sandro-signs-for-harborough-town-fc/" target="_blank">official website:</a> "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.</p><p>"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."</p>

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

<p>Sandro made his senior debut for Brazilian club Internacional in 2007 and three years later he joined Tottenham. At the Premier League side, he appeared in 106 games across all competitions and spent four years in north London. Later in his career, the midfielder played for clubs like West Brom, QPR and Genoa. He represented Brazil in 17 international matches between 2009 and 2012 and scored one goal.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The veteran star could make his debut for Harborough on Saturday as they take on Royston Town in a League clash away from home.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR SANDRO?

Ex-Brazil and Tottenham star Sandro comes out of retirement to join non-league side Harborough Town in sensational return to English football | Goal.com English Qatar

Former Tottenham and Brazil midfielder Sandro has come out of retirement to join non-league side Harborough Town.