Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro
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Cordeiro | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro | |
Date of birth | August 13, 1973 | |
Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
Height | 1.82 m | |
Position | Defender | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Xiangxue Sun Hei | |
National team** | ||
2006- | Hong Kong | 2 (0) |
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Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (born August 13, 1973 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a football player from Hong Kong. He is a defender in Xiangxue Sun Hei (since 2004) and the Hong Kong national football team.
He started his careeer in Hong Kong First Division League (where he is known in Chinese as 高尼路)in 1998 when he joined South China. 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).
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 6 September 2006.
Preceded by ' |
Hong Kong Footballer of the Year 2000-01 |
Succeeded by ' |
Preceded by Fan Chun Yip |
Hong Kong Footballer of the Year 2004-05 |
Succeeded by Au Wai Lun |