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, and his active social presence shows a modern, communicative manager. I'll be watching which club he lights up next.

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)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

Origin

Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Brazil

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/manopolking/
• Xhttps://x.com/manopolking
• 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

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.