Christian Maicon Hening (born 25 August 1978), better known under the nickname Chris, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or
defensive midfielder, notably for
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...
from 2003 to 2011. He was named club
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
of Eintracht Frankfurt prior to the 2010–11 season.
References
External links
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Chrisat eintracht-archiv.de
1978 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Brazilian people of German descent
Eintracht Frankfurt players
Sport Club Internacional players
FC St. Pauli players
VfL Wolfsburg players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Sportspeople from Blumenau
Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)
Esporte Clube Democrata players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Eintracht Frankfurt II players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
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