Cristiano Cordeiro


Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro is a former professional footballer. Born in Brazil, he represented Hong Kong at international level.

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 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 and he gained 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 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. On 16 March 2020, following the departure of Cheng, Cordeiro became the co-head coach at Southern along with Pui Ho Wang. On 29 June 2020, Cordeiro left Southern and returned to Brazil.

International career

#DateVenueOpponentResultScoredCaptainCompetition
111 October 2006Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar0–202007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
215 November 2006Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong2–002007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
31 June 2007Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia0–30Friendly
410 June 2007So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong2–102007 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
519 June 2007Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau1–102008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
621 June 2007Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau15–112008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
724 June 2007Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau0–102008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
821 October 2007Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia3–202010 FIFA World Cup qualification
919 November 2008Macau MUST Stadium, Macau9–10Friendly
1014 January 2009Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong2–10Friendly
1121 January 2009Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong1–302011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1228 January 2009Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen1–002011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
139 October 2009Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan0–602011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honour

Individual