Domenico Cristiano (born 29 March 1976) is an Italian

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coach and former player. He is currently in charge as head coach of

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amateurs

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Playing career

Born in

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

, Cristiano started his career at S.S. Lazio youth system. He made his Serie A debut on 10 April 1994 against

Atalanta B.C. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B in 2010–11. Atalanta was founded in 1907 by Lic ...

He then spent his career at Serie B clubs. In 1999, he joined

Salernitana Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Italian football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recentl ...

. In June 2001 he was signed by

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

tagged for 5.25 billion lire (€2.71 million), and exchanged with Giorgio Di Vicino tagged for 5.5 billion lire (€2.84 million), thus only 250 million lire involved (€129,114). In summer 2005,

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promoted due to

Caso Genoa Caso Genoa was an Italian football scandal in 2005. In the 2004–05 Serie B season, Genoa won the Serie B championship and were set to be promoted to the Serie A for the first time in 10 years. Genoa went into their final match of the season ag ...

and Torino faced bankrupt, Cristiano played 16 games for the newcomer, including 10 start. At the end of season, he joined

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

of Serie B.

Coaching career

In June 2019 he was named new head coach of

club

References

External links

gazzetta.it
* 1976 births Living people Footballers from Ravenna Italian men's footballers SS Lazio players Venezia FC players AC Monza players US Salernitana 1919 players ACD Castel di Sangro Cep 1953 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Rimini FC 1912 players SSC Napoli players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Serie A players Serie B players Men's association football midfielders {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub