Initially born in Italy, Sandro moved to the UK at a young age and had to learn the language. After playing academy football, he eventually turned to coaching and has had some great experiences so far in his career.
After spending a lot of time in University sport, he spent time at some different academies, and then ended up at Leeds United working with Marcelo Bielsa.
After gaining promotion and eventually seeing Bielsa sacked, Sandro moved on to Sunderland where he currently overseas the whole GK department.
He discuss the use of video, how he prepares for games and much more in between. He even tells us his 3 favourite goalkeepers of all time!
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0:00 - Introduction
2:33 - Sandro joins and gives background
4:18 - Sandro's playing career
6:54 - University, plan to work in sport, intro to coaching
8:37 - Video Analysis and how he uses that now
12:11 - Working in University Sport
15:16 - Moving to Stoke City
16:28 - Coaching Role Models
18:42 - Leeds United & Marcelo Bielsa
24:00 - Joining Sunderland and Sandro's current department
28:06 - GKs going out on loan
30:34 - Match prep & set plays
33:58 - An average working week
39:53 - Working at big clubs, fan bases
42:02 - Best GKs of all-time
44:23 - Quick fire Sunderland questions
46:18 - Book Recommendations
Books that Sandro spoke about:
Sports Gene - https://amzn.to/3XUDnQ5
Bounce - https://amzn.to/3JZ8l42
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