Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (; born 14 August 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the current caretaker of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.
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 Hong Kong First Division club South China in 1998. In the 2003–04 season, due to the all-Chinese policy induced by the club, he transferred to another First Division club Sun Hei.
Cordeiro was twice the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (2000–01 and 2004–05) and he has gained many awards since then.
In May 2012, Cordeiro announced his retirement from professional football.晨曦決搞高尼路告別賽 on.cc 7 May 2012
International career In September 2006, Cordeiro became a Hong Kong permanent resident after applying for the HKSAR passport. On 11 October 2006, he made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Qatar.
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.
Honours Individual Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 2001, 2005
References
External links Profile on HKFA website