Alexandré Pölking

Pölking, the Brazilian known as Mano, is a coach I find genuinely exciting. Rather than chasing glory in Europe, he committed to Asian football, building results with Thailand's national team and now managing Công An Hà Nội in Vietnam's V.League. That choice tells me a lot about the man: he's a cultural translator, taking the attacking instincts of his homeland and grafting them onto Asian sides. I'm always drawn to people who bet on developing leagues instead of safe ones. I'll be watching which club he lights up next.

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Name (English)

Alexandré Pölking

Name (Japanese)

アレシャンドレ・ペルキング

Reading

あれしゃんどれ・ぺるきんぐ

Born

March 12, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/manopolking/
• Xhttps://x.com/manopolking
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandr%C3%A9%20P%C3%B6lking
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4721238

Tags

• Rio Grande do Sul
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.