Cristóvão Borges dos Santos (born 9 June 1959) is a Brazilian professional

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in Salvador, Cristóvão played for Fluminense, Atlético Paranaense,

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, Grêmio among other clubs, Cristóvão began his career in

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. He won titles with Fluminense, Atlético-PR and Grêmio. Cristóvão retired in 1994, after representing Rio Branco-SP. At international level, he represented

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on seven occasions during the 1989 season, scoring three goals and helping in their

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winning campaign.

Coaching career

Cristóvão began working as an assistant coach four years after retiring, with his first experience being on Bangu in 1998. In the following year, he joined

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' staff at Sport Recife, and subsequently worked with Gomes for nearly ten years. Both part ways in 2005, when Gomes was appointed head coach of

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; Cristóvão later worked with

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at Al Shabab. In February 2011, Cristóvão rejoined Gomes' staff, being appointed assistant coach at

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. In August, as Gomes suffered a stroke and had to step aside from his activities, Cristóvão took over as head coach and guided Vasco to the

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semifinals and the 2nd place on the 2011 Brazilian League. He was sacked on 10 September of the following year, after a 4–0 loss against

. On 17 May 2013, Cristóvão was appointed head coach of Bahia, still in the top tier. On 9 December, after avoiding relegation, he left the club on mutual agreement. Cristóvão also managed other teams such as Fluminense,

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and Atlético Paranaense. On 19 June 2016, he was announced as

' new head coach, after Tite left the club to manage the Brazil national team, but was relieved from his duties on 17 September, with less than three months in charge. On 29 November 2016, Cristóvão returned to Vasco after being appointed head coach for the ensuing season. He was dismissed the following 17 March, and remained unemployed for nearly three years before taking over

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on 20 January 2020. Cristóvão was sacked by Atlético on 25 February 2020, after just seven matches. On 17 November 2022, after nearly two years without coaching, he was appointed in charge of Figueirense, but was sacked the following 19 March.

Honours

Player

Club

Bahia *

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: 1977, 1978 Fluminense *

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: 1980 Atlético Paranaense *

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: 1983, 1985 Grêmio *

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: 1987, 1988, 1989 *

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International

Brazil *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borges, Cristovao 1959 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Brazil men's international footballers 1989 Copa América players Copa América–winning players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Esporte Clube Bahia players Fluminense FC players Operário Futebol Clube (MS) players Club Athletico Paranaense players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Grêmio FBPA players Guarani FC players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Rio Branco Esporte Clube players CR Vasco da Gama managers Esporte Clube Bahia managers Fluminense FC managers CR Flamengo managers Club Athletico Paranaense managers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers Atlético Clube Goianiense managers Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games footballers for Brazil Men's association football midfielders Pan American Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Footballers from Salvador, Bahia Figueirense FC managers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen