Cristiano Cordeiro
Personal information
Full name Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro
Date of birth (1973-08-14) 14 August 1973
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
2015–2016 Tai Chung 14 (0)
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)
*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)

Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (Chinese: 高尼路; born 14 August 1973) is a former professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.

Born in Brazil, he represented Hong Kong at international level.

Club 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 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 gained many awards since then.

International career

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.

Coaching career

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.[1] On 16 March 2020, following the departure of Cheng, Cordeiro became the co-head coach at Southern along with Pui Ho Wang.[2] On 29 June 2020, Cordeiro left Southern.

Career statistics

International

Updated 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 (c) Friendly
4 10 June 2007 So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong  Macau 2–1 0 (c) 2007 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
5 19 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Chinese Taipei 1–1 0 (c) 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
6 21 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Guam 15–1 1 (c) 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
7 24 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  North Korea 0–1 0 (c) 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 MUST Stadium, Macau  Macau 9–1 0 (c) Friendly
10 14 January 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  India 2–1 0 (c) Friendly
11 21 January 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Bahrain 1–3 0 (c) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 28 January 2009 Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen  Yemen 1–0 0 (c) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13 9 October 2009 Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  Japan 0–6 0 (c) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honour

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ 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)
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