Cristiano Cordeiro
<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| 220 px | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro | ||
| Date of birth | August 14, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | SC Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1996 | SC Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Fortaleza EC | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | South China | 75 | (8) |
| 2003–2012 | Sun Hei | 135 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2009 | Hong Kong | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | SC Internacional (Youth Coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Eastern Salon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:39, 17 September 2010 (UTC) |
|||
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (Chinese: 高尼路), also known as Cris (born 14 August 1973 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a retired naturalised Hong Kong professional association football player. He is a defender in Sun Hei (since 2003) and the Hong Kong football team. He is also the captain of the Hong Kong football team.
He joined Eastern Salon in the 2013–14 season as an assistant coach. On 9 October 2013, Cordeiro was appointed the head coach of Eastern Salon.
Football career
Cordeiro started his career at Rio Grande do Sul playing at Sport Club Internacional since he was 14. Before he moved to Hong Kong, he played for Brasil de Farroupilha and Fortaleza EC.
Cordeiro joined South China of Hong Kong First Division League in 1998. In the 2003–2004 season, due to All-Chinese policy induced by the club, he transferred to another First Division club Xiangxue Sun Hei.
Cordeiro was twice the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (2000–01 and 2004–05) and he had gain many awards since then.
In September 2006, he became a Hong Kong permanent resident, applied for the Hong Kong SAR passport and has been playing for the Hong Kong national team. He gained his first cap on the 2007 AFC Cup Qualifying round against Qatar on 11 October 2006.
International career
- As of 9 October 2009
See also
- List of Hongkongers
- List of nationality transfers in football
- List of Asian footballers with foreign heritage
External links
- Profile on HKFA website
- (Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Hong Kong national football team Captain 2007 – July 2009 |
Succeeded by Li Haiqiang |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong national football team Captain October 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Li Haiqiang |
Script error: The function "top" does not exist.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
None
|
Hong Kong League Cup Best Defensive Player 2004–05 |
Succeeded by Cheung Kin Fung |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong Senior Shield Best Defensive Player 2006–07 |
Succeeded by Luciano |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong First Division League Most Popular Player 2006–07 |
Succeeded by Lee Chi Ho |
Template:2002–03 Hong Kong Top Footballer
Script error: The function "bottom" does not exist.
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text
- Articles with Portuguese-language external links
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Brazilian emigrants to Hong Kong
- People from Porto Alegre
- Hong Kong footballers
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Brazilian expatriates in Hong Kong
- South China AA footballers
- Sun Hei SC players
- People with acquired permanent residency of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong football managers
- Hong Kong international footballers
