Cristian Mark Junior Nascimento Oliveira Baroni (born 25 June 1983), known as Cristian Baroni or simply Cristian, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Cristian Baroni
Cristian playing for Fenerbahçe in 2014
Personal information
Full name Cristian Mark Junior Nascimento Oliveira Baroni
Date of birth (1983-06-25) 25 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Paulista 0 (0)
2005–2007 Atlético Paranaense 48 (3)
2007–2008 Flamengo 45 (2)
2009 Corinthians 39 (7)
2009–2014 Fenerbahçe 139 (20)
2015–2017 Corinthians 39 (2)
2017Grêmio (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 São Caetano 5 (0)
2020 Juventus-SP 12 (1)
2021 Atibaia 13 (0)
Total 345 (35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Early years

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Cristian Baroni was champion of the Copa do Brasil in 2005 with Paulista de Jundiaí. In 2006, he was signed by Atlético Paranaense for a season. In 2007 went to Flamengo and had an important role participating in the rise of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A campaign that year, in which Flamengo came out of the relegation zone and qualified for the Libertadores.

Corinthians

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In 2008 Cristian Baroni remained in Flamengo, but was a reserve during many matches. At the end of 2008, he went to Corinthians and played for the time in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, following their relegation in 2007. In 2009 Campeonato Paulista, Cristian Baroni scored the goal that gave the victory to the Corinthians in the first leg of the semi-final against São Paulo missing 23 seconds to finish the game on Pacaembu. Cristian Baroni made obscene gestures to fans of São Paulo after scoring the late goal. A few months later he won the 2009 Copa do Brasil.

Fenerbahçe

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On 20 July 2009, Fenerbahçe announced the signing of the player for €5 million. Fenerbahçe also signed the left wing André Santos and the midfielder from Corinthians, details of the agreement were not disclosed.[1] He was also under the spotlight when he celebrated goals and showed his six fingers to the other team's supporters. Baroni renewed his contract June 2012, extending his stay at the club till 2013–14, the new agreement saw the Brazilian midfielder make €1.8 million per season. Cristian Baroni has earned the love of a Fenerbahçe fans for his football. One of his most important matches was played in Germany against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In that game Cristian Baroni scored two goals and had one assist. He was famous in Süper Lig for the remote shots.[2] On 28 August 2014, his contract with Fenerbahce was terminated with mutual agreement.[3]

Return to Corinthians

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On 3 January 2015, after several years of speculation, it was confirmed that Cristian Baroni had indeed returned to Corinthians. He had a verbal agreement since December 2014 and signed the contract after being a free agent.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 September 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National cup[a] League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paulista 2005 Série A 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 11 4
Atlético Paranaense 2006 Série A 26 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 34 4
2007 Série A 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 33 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 41 4
Flamengo 2007 Série A 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
2008 Série A 18 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 24 1
Total 43 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 49 2
Corinthians 2009 Série A 9 2 19 3 3 1 0 0 31 6
Fenerbahçe 2009–10[5] Süper Lig 24 3 4 0 9 0 1[b] 0 38 3
2010–11[5] Süper Lig 28 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 35 0
2011–12[5] Süper Lig 38 8 5 2 0 0 43 10
2012–13[5] Süper Lig 31 5 8 3 18 3 1[b] 0 58 11
2013–14[5] Süper Lig 17 4 1 0 3 1 1[b] 0 22 5
2014–15[5] Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 138 20 0 0 21 5 0 0 34 4 3 0 196 29
Corinthians 2015 Série A 13 1 11 1 1 0 1 0 26 2
2016 Série A 10 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
Total 23 1 13 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 40 2
Career total 246 28 32 4 21 5 16 5 50 5 3 0 368 47
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup.
  2. ^ a b c Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

Honours

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Paulista

Flamengo

Corinthians

Fenerbahçe

Grêmio

References

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  1. ^ "İki büyük transfer". Fenerbahçe. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Fenerbahçe extend Cristian Baroni & Gökhan Gönül's contract". Turkish Football. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü - Fenerbahçe SK".
  4. ^ "Cristian está de volta ao Corinthians (Brazilian Portuguese)". corinthians.com.br. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Cristian Baroni's Statistics". Maçkolik. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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