Cristiano Rocha Canedo Roland (born 4 October 1976), known simply as Cristiano, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently the head coach of V.League 1 club SHB Da Nang.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristiano Rocha Canedo Roland | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
SHB Da Nang (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Vasco da Gama | 14 | (4) |
| 1998 | Grêmio | 8 | (5) |
| 1998–2002 | Beira-Mar | 77 | (7) |
| 2002–2005 | Benfica | 24 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Belenenses (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | Benfica B | 2 | (1) |
| 2006 | Juventude | ||
| 2006–2007 | Atromitos | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | Hanoi FC | (4) | |
| 2008–2009 | Beira-Mar | 26 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Hanoi FC | 88 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Beira-Mar | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 276 | (23) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Becamex Bình Dương (Assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Hanoi FC Youth | ||
| 2024 | Vietnam U17 | ||
| 2024– | SHB Da Nang | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2021 | |||
He started at Grêmio and moved to Vasco da Gama in 1996, where he won the Brasileirão in 1997. In 1998, he signed with Beira-Mar winning a Portuguese Cup in 1999 and transferring to Benfica in 2002, where he won another Portuguese Cup in 2004. In 2007, he moved to the V-League, playing for Hanoi T&T on two different spells, winning three major titles.
Playing career
editBorn in Porto Alegre, Cristiano started at Grêmio in 1994, and spending two years in their youth system.[1] In 1996, he moved to Vasco da Gama and helped them win the Brasileirão in 1997.[1] After a short period back at Grêmio, Cristiano moved abroad and joined Beira-Mar in 1998. He was sparsely used in his first year, that ended with mixed results: relegation in the Primeira Divisão and the conquering the Portuguese Cup.[1] His influence grew in the following three seasons and he became known as free-kick specialist.[2][3] In 2001–02, Cristiano scored three league goals, two of them against Porto, and in both times, Beira-Mar won.[4][5]
In June 2002, Benfica signed him on a four-year deal, with Diogo Luís and Toni going in the other direction on loan deals.[6][7] From early on, Cristiano struggled with competition from Ricardo Rocha, and on occasions, Cabral.[8][9] He only made his debut on 3 November 2002 against Santa Clara,[10] but with the arrival of José Antonio Camacho, he began playing much more frequently, finishing the season with 14 appearances.[11] The following season, Cristiano was set to reunite with Jesualdo Ferreira at Braga, but the loan deal fell through.[12][13] Still, Cristiano started 8 league games in the first half of the season, until the arrival of Fyssas in January.[14] From then on, he became a bench player and never returned to the starting eleven.[15] In May, he added his second trophy in Portugal, after winning the 2003–04 Taça de Portugal.[16]
In July 2004, he was loaned to Belenenses for one year.[17][18] Initially, he was an undisputed starter playing six games in a row, but an injury in late October,[19][20] cause him to lost his place to Cabral and José Sousa.[21] In 2005–06, Cristiano could not find a team and was placed in Benfica B,[22][23] but mutually terminated his contract on late September 2005.[24] After Benfica, he spent some time at Juventude in the Série A, before moving to Atromitos in the Greek league.[1] He played for Hanoi T&T in 2007 and returned to Beira-Mar in July 2008, playing 26 games in the Liga de Honra.[25] In 2009, Cristiano moved back to Hanoi T&T and won the league in 2010 and 2013, retiring in 2013.[26] In August 2015, he came out of retirement for a third stint at Beira-Mar, after they were relegated to the Aveiro FA's second division.[27]
Managerial career
editCristiano began his coaching career at the youth team of his former club Hanoi. He led Hanoi's U-17 side to win the 2024 Vietnamese U-17 Championship. Shortly after the triumph, he became the head coach of Vietnam U17 and led the team to qualify for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[28]
On 3 December 2024, Cristiano was appointed as the head coach of V.League 1 side SHB Da Nang. This was the first professional club that he led in his managerial career.[29]
Honours
edit- Vasco da Gama
- Beira-Mar
- Benfica
- Hanoi T&T
- V-League: 2010, 2013
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2010
References
editGeneral
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
Specific
- ^ a b c d "Cristiano". Foradejogo. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Cristiano: "Ninguém sofre mais do que eu quando o Beira-Mar não vence"" [Cristiano: "Nobody suffers more than me when Beira-Mar doesn't win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 November 1999. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Livres continuam a ser mais valia" [Free-kicks continue to be an advtantage]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 October 2001. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Beira Mar-FC Porto, 2-0: Aveirenses cortaram asas ao dragão" [Beira-Mar-Porto, 2–0: Aveirenses cut the Dragon's wings]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2001. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "FC Porto-Beira-Mar: 2-3 (McCarthy 41", Paredes 81"; Cristiano 27", Fary 52" e 85")". Record (in Portuguese). 23 February 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Toni e Diogo Luís por Cristiano" [Toni and Diogo Luís in exchange for Cristiano]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 July 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Parceria com Benfica" [Partnership with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Ricardo Rocha: "Não tive problemas"" [Ricardo Rocha: "I had no problems playing left-back"]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 September 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano supera Cabral pela resistência física" [Cristiano surpasses Cabral in physical endurance]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 November 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Simão Sabrosa: Um talento especial para as bolas paradas" [Simão Sabrosa: A special talent for free-kicks]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 November 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 601.
- ^ "Cristiano aceita Braga" [Cristiano accepts Braga]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 July 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Orgulho do líder com campeões" [Pride of champions]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 July 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 603-604.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 604-606.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 606-607.
- ^ "Aquisição de lateral está iminente" [Signing of left-back imminent]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano: "Clube dá-me confiança"" [Cristiano: "Belenenses gives me confidence"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 July 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano reavaliado hoje" [Cristiano reassessed]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 October 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano ausente" [Cristiano absent]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 November 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano fora dos convocados" [Cristiano outside of squad list]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 February 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Goleada só apareceu frente aos dispensáveis" [Thrashing only appeared against demoted]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Equipa B reforçada" [B-team strengthened]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 September 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano rescinde por comum acordo" [Cristiano released by mutual agreement]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 September 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano regressa a Aveiro" [Cristiano returns to Aveiro]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Cristiano Rolanda". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Cristiano Roland garantido para a época 2015/16" [Cristiano Roland secured for 2015-16]. Banca Norte (in Portuguese). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "LĐBĐ Việt Nam bổ nhiệm HLV người Brazil?". Thể Thao 247. 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Đà Nẵng chiêu mộ HLV Cristiano Roland" (in Vietnamese). Vnexpress. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Cristiano". Sambafoot. Retrieved 28 October 2015.