Christian
Personal information
Full name Christian Corrêa Dionisio[1]
Date of birth (1975-04-23) 23 April 1975
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1992 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Internacional
1992–1993 Marítimo 13 (3)
1993–1994 Estoril 7 (0)
1994–1995 Farense 30 (4)
1995–1999 Internacional 50 (38)
1999–2001 Paris Saint-Germain 53 (20)
2001–2003 Bordeaux 18 (2)
2002 → Palmeiras (loan) 19 (8)
2002–2003 → Galatasaray (loan) 11 (3)
2003–2004 → Grêmio (loan) 62 (25)
2005 Omiya Ardija 15 (6)
2005 → São Paulo (loan) 20 (8)
2006 Botafogo 5 (1)
2006 Juventude 32 (11)
2007 Corinthians 5 (5)
2007 Internacional 19 (4)
2008 Portuguesa
2008 Pachuca 13 (3)
2009 Portuguesa 10 (1)
2010 Monte Azul 5 (0)
2010 São Caetano 3 (0)
2011 Pelotas
International career
1997–2001 Brazil 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Corrêa Dionisio (born 23 April 1975), known simply as Christian, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Christian began his career with hometown's Sport Club Internacional, and moved at just 17 to Portuguese club C.S. Marítimo, representing another two modest teams in the country in the following two seasons but always in the Primeira Liga.

In 1996, he returned to Internacional, where his performances eventually awarded him a callup to the Brazil national team, and he was eventually part of the 1999 Copa América-winning squad – 17 minutes against Chile in the group stage (1–0 win) and ten against Argentina in the quarterfinals (2–1) –[3] eventually signing with Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

In the French capital side, however, Christian failed to perform, also being loaned to two clubs before being released in June 2003. During his two-year loan spell at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense the team narrowly avoided relegation to the Série B in his first year, but it befell in the following.

Subsequently, Christian represented Omiya Ardija, São Paulo FC, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Esporte Clube Juventude and Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, returning to Internacional in early 2007. The following year he joined Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, then moved to Mexico's C.F. Pachuca, switching back to Portuguesa shortly after, with the club now in the second level.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Marítimo 1993–94 Primeira Liga 133
Estoril 1994–95 Primeira Liga 70
Farense 1995–96 Primeira Liga 304
Internacional 1996 Série A 10
1997 2624
1998 2012
1999 32
Total 5038
Paris Saint-Germain 1999–2000 Ligue 1 2916
2000–01 244
Total 5320
Bordeaux 2001–02 Ligue 1 182
Palmeiras 2002 Série A 198
Galatasaray 2002–03 Süper Lig 113
Grêmio 2003 Série A 2810
2004 3415
Total 6225
Omiya Ardija 2005 J1 League 156
São Paulo 2005 Série A 208
Botafogo 2006 Série A 41
Juventude 2006 Série A 2811
Internacional 2007 Série A 194
Portuguesa 2008 Série A 51
Pachuca 2008–09 Liga MX 133
Portuguesa 2009 Série B 101
2009–10
Total 101
Career total 377138

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 199720
199820
199960
200000
200110
Total110

Honours

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  3. ↑ Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
  4. ↑ Christian at National-Football-Teams.com
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