Mancini (Brazilian footballer)

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For the Captain Regent of San Marino, see Alessandro Mancini.

Personal information
Mancini
Full name	Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino
Date of birth	1 August 1980 (1980-08-01) (age 27)
Place of birth	Ipatinga, Brazil
Playing position	Winger, attacking midfielder, right-back
Club information
Current club	A.S. Roma
Number	30
Youth clubs
?–1997	Atlético Mineiro
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–	Atlético Mineiro Portuguesa São Caetano Atlético Mineiro Venezia Calcio A.S. Roma	035 0(2) 035 0(1) 010 0(1) 036 (15) 013 0(0) 154 (40)
National team²
1999–2004	Brazil	012 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 6 June 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 25, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino (IPA: [ɐlə'sɐ̃dru faˈjɔʎi ɐmɐ̃ˈʧinu]), best known as Mancini (mɐ̃ˈsinʲi) (born August 1, 1980 in Ipatinga, Brazil) is a professional football player, currently playing with A.S. Roma of the Italian Serie A. Mancini is an extremely versatile player, having played at right-back (only in the early part of his career), right midfielder/winger (his preferred position) and attacking midfielder.

[edit] Club career

His form for Clube Atlético Mineiro led to a transfer to Europe in 2002, as Mancini joined S.S.C. Venezia, by then in Serie B, failing to impress. The following season, however, he would move to A.S. Roma, where he quickly developed into a world-class winger capable of scoring and setting goals alike.

In the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 round-of-16 second leg, as Roma faced (eventually knocking out) Olympique Lyon, Mancini received a cross from the right side of the field, controlled it and did 7 stepovers to fake out Anthony Réveillère, and then shot powerfully into Grégory Coupet's goal. An international for Brazil since 1999, Mancini represented his nation at the 2004 Copa América.

[edit] External links

Goal.com profile

v • d • e Brazil squad - Copa América 2004 Winners (7th title)

1 Julio Cesar • 2 Mancini • 3 Luisão • 4 Juan • 5 Renato • 6 G. Nery • 7 Adriano • 8 Kléberson • 9 L. Fabiano • 10 Alex • 11 Edu • 12 Fábio • 13 Maicon • 14 Bordon • 15 Cris • 16 Dudu • 17 Adriano C. • 18 Baptista • 19 Diego • 20 Felipe • 21 R. Oliveira • 22 Vágner Love • Coach: Parreira

v • d • e A.S. Roma – current squad

1 Curci • 2 Panucci • 3 Cicinho • 4 Juan • 5 Mexès • 7 Pizarro • 8 Aquilani • 9 Vučinić • 10 Totti • 11 Taddei • 13 Andreolli • 14 Giuly • 15 Antunes • 16 De Rossi • 18 Esposito • 20 Perrotta • 21 Ferrari • 22 Tonetto • 25 Zotti • 26 Piţ • 27 Júlio Sérgio • 29 Barusso • 30 Mancini • 32 Doni • 33 Brighi • 77 Cassetti • Coach: Spalletti