Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlɨˈsɐ̃dɾu faˈjɔʎi ɐmɐ̃ˈtʃinu]; born 1 August 1980), more commonly known as Mancini ([mɐ̃ˈsinʲi]), is a Brazilian football coach and former player.

During his time with AS Roma, Mancini was famed for his dribbling skills and use of feints, especially his step-overs, playing mainly as a winger on either flank, and occasionally as a second striker and an attacking midfielder.

Regarded as a promising talent, Mancini began his career in his homeland of Brazil with his hometown club, Atlético Mineiro, where he remained from 1999 to 2002.

During that time he struggled to adapt to Italian football, and was criticised by the Venezia manager for his errors, and for his habit of controlling the ball with the outside of his foot, which in Italy is considered unconventional.

However, their then-manager Fabio Capello gave the Brazilian a chance, and Mancini went on to complete a consistent first season in Serie A, the highlight being a backheel flick from a set piece in the Derby della Capitale against SS Lazio.

Following the Calciopoli scandal, Roma qualified for the UEFA Champions League, giving Mancini the chance to play at the highest level of club football.

In the last 16 of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, Mancini scored a goal against Lyon after beating their defender Anthony Réveillère with several stepovers before firing the ball high into the net.

That same year, Mancini also celebrated his first silverware since arriving in Italy as Roma won the Coppa Italia, beating Internazionale in the final.

After the appointment of José Mourinho, Mancini was signed by Internazionale for €13 million,[3] along with Ricardo Quaresma and Sulley Muntari in his maiden season.

After playing only two official matches in the 2010-2011 season with Inter Milan, on January 12, 2011, he was permanently transferred to Atletico Mineiro, a club in the Brazilian championship, thus returning 8 years later to the team that had launched him.

[5] At the end of 2010, he was accused of sexual assault and personal injuries against a young Brazilian woman, whom he had met in Milan during a party hosted by Ronaldinho,[6] on the night between December 8 and 9, 2010.

[11] In November 2013, he was signed for the following season by Villa Nova, a team in the Brazilian Série D.[12] His experience started very well, scoring 7 goals in 9 matches in the first months.

After spending 2013 as a free agent, in January 2014 Mancini signed with Villa Nova for their Minas Gerais state league campaign.