Cristiano Cordeiro

Cristiano Cordeiro
Personal information
Full name Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro
Date of birth August 14, 1973 (1973-08-14) (age 38)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Sun Hei
Number 3
Youth career
1988– SC Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1988–1996 SC Internacional
1997 Fortaleza EC
1998–2003 South China
2003– Sun Hei
National team‡
2006–2009 Hong Kong 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 17 September 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

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 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.

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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 6 September 2006.

International career

As of 9 October 2009
# Date Venue Opponent Result Scored Captain Competition
1 11 October 2006 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 0 – 2 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 15 November 2006 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Bangladesh 2 – 0 0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 1 June 2007 Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 0 – 3 0 Friendly
4 10 June 2007 So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong  Macau 2 – 1 0 2007 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
5 19 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Chinese Taipei 1 – 1 0 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
6 21 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Guam 15 – 1 1 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
7 24 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  North Korea 0 – 1 0 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
8 21 October 2007 Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia  Timor-Leste 3 – 2 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 19 November 2008 Macau UST Stadium, Hong Kong  Macau 9 – 1 0 Friendly
10 14 January 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  India 2 – 1 0 Friendly
11 21 January 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Bahrain 1 – 3 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 28 January 2009 Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen  Yemen 1 – 0 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13 9 October 2009 Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  Japan 0 – 6 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

See also

External links

Sun Hei SC – current squad