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.

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

• List of Hongkongers
• List of nationality transfers in football
• List of Asian footballers with foreign heritage

External links

• Profile on HKFA website
• (Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database

Persondata
Name	Cordeiro, Cristiano
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Date of birth	14 August 1973
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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