Cristiano Pereira Figueiredo

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Cristiano Pereira Figueiredo (born 29 November 1990), simply known as Cristiano, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Munich, Germany to Portuguese parents, Cristiano started playing youth football with Sport Clube de Penalva do Castelo, finishing his formation with S.C. Braga. He spent his first two years as a senior as the latter's third-choice, also being loaned to F.C. Vizela the farm team.^[1]

On 24 July 2011 Cristiano was signed by Valencia CF in Spain, being assigned to the B-side in the third division.^[2] He appeared in just five games during his only season.

In the 2012 summer Cristiano returned to Portugal and Braga, being again third-string with the main squad and competing with the re-created reserve side in the second level. On 11 August he made his debut as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against S.L. Benfica B.^[3]

Personal

Cristiano's younger brother, Tobias, is also a footballer. A defender, he played youth football at Sporting Clube de Portugal, also making his professional debuts there.

References

↑ Oportunidades para ganhar ritmo em Vizela (A chance to get playing time in Vizela); Record, 1 September 2010 (Portuguese)
↑ El Valencia ficha al portero Cristiano Pereira (Valencia signs goalkeeper Cristiano Pereira); Marca, 24 July 2011 (Spanish)
↑ Benfica B 2–2 Braga B; LPFP, 11 August 2012 (Portuguese)

External links

v t e S.C. Braga – current squad

1 Eduardo 2 Sasso 4 N. Coelho 5 Joãozinho 8 Luíz Carlos 9 Rusescu 10 Vieira 11 L. Silva 14 R. Micael 15 Baiano 17 Éder 18 Rafa 20 Elderson 22 Miljković 23 Cristiano 26 P. Vinícius 27 Custódio 28 Agra 30 Alan 32 Vukcević 33 Santos 36 Edinho 63 Mauro 90 Pardo Manager: Ferreira

Persondata
Name	Cristiano Pereira Figueiredo
Alternative names	Cristiano
Short description	Portuguese footballer
Date of birth	29 November 1990
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Date of death
Place of death

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