Cristiano (footballer, born 1983)

Cristiano Moraes de Oliveira (born 28 September 1983), known simply as Cristiano, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moraes and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.
Cristiano
Personal information
Full name Cristiano Moraes de Oliveira
Date of birth (1983-09-28) 28 September 1983
Place of birth Manaus, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Nacional-AM
2005 → São Raimundo (loan)
2005–2009 Paços Ferreira 98 (13)
2009–2011 PAOK 15 (0)
2011 Sporting CP 4 (0)
2011 Beira-Mar 10 (2)
2012 Criciúma 1 (0)
2012–2013 Vitória Setúbal 23 (2)
2013 Nacional-AM 2 (0)
2014 Manaus
Total 153 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 135 games and 17 goals over the course of eight seasons, almost exclusively with Paços de Ferreira.

Club career

Born in Manaus, Amazonas, Cristiano started playing football with two local clubs, Nacional Futebol Clube and São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM), representing the latter on loan. In August 2005 he moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira,[1] being rarely used in his debut season in the Primeira Liga (eight appearances, all as a substitute).

In the 2006–07 campaign, Cristiano contributed with 26 matches – two goals, one of them in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting CP on 17 February 2007[2]– as Paços finished in sixth position, qualifying to the UEFA Cup for the first time in the club's history.[3] He continued to feature regularly for the northerners in the following years, scoring a career-best seven goals in 2008–09.[4]

On 6 November 2009, Cristiano netted twice as Paços won 3–0 at C.F. Belenenses.[5] Shortly after, in the following January transfer window, he moved to PAOK FC in Greece, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract; after only a few games he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, being sidelined for about six months.[6]

Cristiano returned to Portugal in late January 2011, joining Sporting as a free agent and reuniting with former Paços de Ferreira manager Paulo Sérgio.[7] In June, after just five competitive appearances, he was released and signed a two-year deal with S.C. Beira-Mar the following month.[8]

References
  1. "Relatório de transferências internacionais 2005" [2005 international transfers report] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  2. "Futebol: Sporting empata em Paços de Ferreira" [Football: Sporting draw in Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "O "lutador e peneirento" José Mota reencontra Paços de Ferreira" ["Fighting and cocky" José Mota meets Paços de Ferreira again]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 31 October 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. Malheiro, Rui (2 July 2009). "Portugal 2008/09: Liga" [Portugal 2008/09: League] (in Portuguese). Futebol Mundial. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. "Belenenses 0–3 P. Ferreira" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. Toskitsis, Nikos (8 March 2010). "Σοκ με Κριστιάνο, 6 μήνες εκτός" [Cristiano shocker, 6 months out] (in Greek). Sport 24. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  7. "Cristiano vai ser reforço do Sporting" [Cristiano to bolster Sporting]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  8. "Cristiano é reforço por duas épocas" [Cristiano is an addition for two seasons]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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