Sandro Hiroshi
FullnameSandro Hiroshi Parreão Oi
Birth date19 November 1979 (age 46)
Birth placeAraguaína, Brazil
Height1.74 m
PositionForward
Years 11998
Years 21999
Years 31999–2001
Years 42001–2002
Years 52003
Years 62003
Years 72004
Years 82005
Years 92006–2008
Years 102009
Years 112009
Years 122010
Years 132011
Years 142011–2013
Clubs 1Tocantinópolis
Clubs 2Rio Branco
Clubs 3São Paulo
Clubs 4Flamengo
Clubs 5Figueirense
Clubs 6Al-Jazira
Clubs 7Guarani
Clubs 8Daegu FC
Clubs 9Chunnam Dragons
Clubs 10América RN
Clubs 11Suwon Bluewings
Clubs 12Santo André
Clubs 13Red Bull Brasil
Clubs 14Rio Branco
Caps 339
Caps 49
Caps 516
Caps 733
Caps 824
Caps 930
Caps 109
Caps 117
Caps 1211
Caps 137
Caps 1424
Goals 36
Goals 40
Goals 51
Goals 75
Goals 810
Goals 910
Goals 101
Goals 110
Goals 121
Goals 131
Goals 142
Nationalyears 11997
Nationalteam 1Brazil U-17
Pcupdate16 August 2010
Ntupdate16 August 2010

Sandro Hiroshi Parreão Oi (born 19 November 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

He played domestically for Tocantinópolis, Rio Branco, São Paulo, Flamengo, Figueirense, Guarani, América RN, Santo André and Red Bull Brasil, in the United Arab Emirates for Al-Jazira, and for South Korean clubs Daegu FC, Chunnam Dragons and Suwon Bluewings.

While playing for São Paulo in 1999,[1] Hiroshi was at the center of a controversy surrounding his transfer rights between Tocantinópolis and Rio Branco, who argued over whether his transfer to São Paulo had to be authorized by the former or not, leading the Brazilian Football Confederation to block his transfer rights until the dispute was sorted out. Following a 6-1 win over Botafogo for the 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, in which Hiroshi took part, Botafogo requested the result to be annulled after perceiving Hiroshi should not have been named due to the troubles surrounding his transfer rights. The Sports Justice Court accepted the decision, awarding to Botafogo the three points São Paulo had earned for the match. Later on, Internacional also successfully appealed to have a match result voided (a 2-2 draw) on the same grounds, earning two more points and causing São Paulo to lose the one point earned on that match. This combination of results had the effect of saving Botafogo from relegation to Série B, with Gama being relegated in their place. In turn, Gama went to court to protest the decision, and the ensuing legal proceedings prevented CBF from organizing the 2000 edition of Campeonato Brasileiro, which was replaced with Copa João Havelange for that year. An investigation by newspaper Folha de São Paulo also revealed that, in addition to the transfer issues, Hiroshi had also been playing with falsified documents which showed his birth year as 1980 instead of 1979. Hiroshi was suspended by CBF and banned from the sport for 180 days, having also been indicted for forgery; however, this did not factor in the decisions concerning the Campeonato Brasileiro match results.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Caras Novas do São Paulo" (in Portuguese). São Paulo Notícias. No. 96. August 1999. p. 12. Archived 16 October 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Grandes Crimes do Futebol Brasileiro – o São Caetano de 2000". Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "'Gato arrependido', Sandro Hiroshi sonha esquecer 'erro' e voltar à elite". 22 February 2011.