# Cristiano Cordeiro

Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (Chinese: 高尼路; born 14 August 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back. 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 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.

## 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. 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.

## 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 | East Timor | 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

* Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (2): 2001, 2005