Former Canadian international Sandro Grande announced on his Twitter today that he would be retiring from professional soccer.
Grande is best known for his time with the Montreal Impact (two separate spells), most notably for his influence during Montreal's stunning run through the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League. The 33-year-old midfielder was most recently playing club football in Lithuania, the last stop in a career that also saw him suit up for teams in Italy and Norway.
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Montreal native Grande earned himself 12 caps for the national side, scoring one goal. And what a goal it was, as Grande latched on to a poor clearance to fire a curling screamer into the net in a friendly vs. Spain:
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Rudi Schuller occasionally contributes Toronto FC and Canadian national team content to the 24th Minute. He manages the Euro File here at Canadian Soccer News, and is MLSsoccer.com's beat writer for all things concerning Canada's men's national teams. Follow Rudi on Twitter, @RudiSchuller.