Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues

Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues ( born June 3, 1981 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian footballer.

Career

The 175 -centimeter Forward Cristiano came as 17 -year-old junior from Brazilian amateur club Taquaral FC to Dutch professional club NAC Breda, which he wrote his first play in the highest league denied ( " Eredivisie " ) in the relegation season of 1998/99, with which he as champion of the 2nd Division rose again in 2000 and for whom he scored 18 goals in total in 70 games. After Cristiano moved within the league to Roda JC Kerkrade. This club he came in four seasons at 100 games in the Eredivisie, where he scored 34 Championship goals.

In August 2006, he joined the Swiss club FC Basel. He played his team debut on 10 September 2006 with a 2-1 home win against FC Zurich in the St. Jakob-Park in front of 19'987 spectators. The striker married, father of two sons, could not prevail in Basel and has been awarded in the winter break in the Netherlands to Willem II Tilburg. There he succeeded five goals in twelve games after which he was obliged to season 2007/ 08 by Willem. In 2008 he moved into the A-League Adelaide United to.