Cristiano Cordeiro
Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (Chinese: 高尼路; born 14 August 1973) is a former professional footballer. Born in Brazil, he represented Hong Kong at international level.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| 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) |
| 2014–2015 | Kui Tan | ||
| 2015–2016 | Tai Chung | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Double Flower | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2009 | Hong Kong | 13 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | SC Internacional (Youth coach) | ||
| 2013 | Eastern (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Eastern | ||
| 2016–2019 | Kitchee (Assiatant coach) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Southern (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2020 | Southern | ||
| 2020 | Southern (Assistant coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 17 September 2010 (UTC) | |||
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 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 gained 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.
Coaching career
Cordeiro joined Eastern in the 2013–14 season as an assistant coach. On 9 October 2013, he was appointed as the head coach of Eastern until June 2015.
In 2016, Cordeiro joined Kitchee as an assistant coach.
On 25 June 2019, Cordeiro's resigned from Kitchee in order to join Southern as an assistant under his former teammate Cheng Siu Chung.[1] On 16 March 2020, following the departure of Cheng, Cordeiro became the co-head coach at Southern along with Pui Ho Wang.[2] On 29 June 2020, Cordeiro left Southern and returned to Brazil.
International career
- Updated 9 October 2009
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Honour
Individual
- Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (2): 2001, 2005
References
- Tsang, Ngan Ping. "高尼路離傑志 來季投南區任鄭兆聰副手". Apple Daily. Retrieved 25 June 2019. (in Chinese)
- Yuen, Chi Ho. "南區兩連敗兼失9球 鄭兆聰：要求全勝並不公平". HK01. Retrieved 16 March 2020. (in Chinese)
External links
- Profile on HKFA website
- Brazilian FA Database at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007) (in Portuguese)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lee Wai Man |
Hong Kong national football team Captain 2007 – July 2009 |
Succeeded by Li Haiqiang |
| Preceded by Li Haiqiang |
Hong Kong national football team Captain October 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Li Haiqiang |