Cristiano_Cordeiro
Cristiano Cordeiro
Hong Kong footballer (born 1973)
Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (Chinese: 高尼路; born 14 August 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-08-14) 14 August 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | SC Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | SC Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Fortaleza EC | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | South China | 75 | (8) |
| 2003–2012 | Sun Hei | 135 | (16) |
| 2014–2015 | Kui Tan | ||
| 2015–2017 | Resources Capital | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Double Flower | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2009 | Hong Kong | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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) | ||
| 2021– | Eastern (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:39, 17 September 2010 (UTC) | |||
Born in Brazil, he represented Hong Kong at international level.
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 Hong Kong First Division club South China in 1998. In the 2003–04 season, due to the all-Chinese policy induced by the club, he transferred to another First Division club Sun Hei.
Cordeiro was twice the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (2000–01 and 2004–05) and he has gained many awards since then.
In May 2012, Cordeiro announced his retirement from professional football.[1]
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.
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.[2] On 16 March 2020, following the departure of Cheng, Cordeiro became the co-head coach at Southern along with Pui Ho Wang.[3] On 29 June 2020, Cordeiro left Southern.
International
- Updated 9 October 2009
Individual
- Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (2): 2001, 2005
- 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)
- Profile on HKFA website
- Brazilian FA Database at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007) (in Portuguese)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Hong Kong national football team captain 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Hong Kong national football team captain 2009–2010 |
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