Christian Corrêa Dionisio

Christian Corrêa Dionisio (born 23 April 1975), known simply as Christian, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Christian
Personal information
Full name Christian Corrêa Dionisio
Date of birth (1975-04-23) 23 April 1975
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1992 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Internacional
1992–1993 Marítimo 13 (3)
1993–1994 Estoril 7 (0)
1994–1995 Farense 30 (4)
1995–1999 Internacional 50 (38)
1999–2001 Paris Saint-Germain 53 (20)
2001–2003 Bordeaux 18 (2)
2002Palmeiras (loan) 19 (8)
2002–2003Galatasaray (loan) 11 (3)
2003–2004Grêmio (loan) 62 (25)
2005 Omiya Ardija 15 (6)
2005São Paulo (loan) 20 (8)
2006 Botafogo 5 (1)
2006 Juventude 32 (11)
2007 Corinthians 5 (5)
2007 Internacional 19 (4)
2008 Portuguesa
2008 Pachuca 13 (3)
2009 Portuguesa 10 (1)
2010 Monte Azul 5 (0)
2010 São Caetano 3 (0)
2011 Pelotas
National team
1997–2001 Brazil 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Christian began his career with hometown's Sport Club Internacional, and moved at just 17 to Portuguese club C.S. Marítimo, representing another two modest teams in the country in the following two seasons but always in the Primeira Liga.

In 1996, he returned to Internacional, where his performances eventually awarded him a callup to the Brazilian national team, and he was eventually part of the 1999 Copa América-winning squad – 17 minutes against Chile in the group stage (1–0 win) and ten against Argentina in the quarterfinals (2–1) –[1] eventually signing with Paris Saint-Germain F.C..

In the French capital side, however, Christian failed to perform, also being loaned to two clubs before being released in June 2003. During his two-year loan spell at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense the team narrowly avoided relegation to the Série B in his first year, but it befell in the following.

Subsequently, Christian represented Omiya Ardija, São Paulo FC, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Esporte Clube Juventude and Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, returning to Internacional in early 2007. The following year he joined Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, then moved to Mexico's C.F. Pachuca, switching back to Portuguesa shortly after, with the club now in the second level.

Career statistics

Club

[2]

Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Portugal League
1993–94MarítimoPrimeira Liga133
1994–95EstorilPrimeira Liga70
1995–96FarensePrimeira Liga304
Brazil League
1996InternacionalSérie A10
19972624
19982012
199932
France League
1999–2000Paris Saint-GermainLigue 12916
2000–01244
2001–02BordeauxLigue 1182
Brazil League
2002PalmeirasSérie A198
Turkey League
2002–03GalatasaraySüper Lig113
Brazil League
2003GrêmioSérie A2810
20043415
Japan League
2005Omiya ArdijaJ1 League156
Brazil League
2005São PauloSérie A208
2006BotafogoSérie A41
2006JuventudeSérie A2811
2007InternacionalSérie A194
2008PortuguesaSérie A51
Mexico League
2008–09PachucaLiga MX133
Brazil League
2009PortuguesaSérie B101
2009–10
CountryPortugal 507
Brazil 21797
France 7122
Turkey 113
Japan 156
Mexico 133
Total 377138

International

Brazil
YearAppsGoals
199720
199820
199960
200000
200110
Total110

Honours

Club

International

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
  2. "Christian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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