Former Corinthians midfielder joins amateur side in Santa Catarina | OneFootball

Retired since 2021, former defensive midfielder Cristian Baroni, who had two stints with Corinthians (2008-2009 and 2015-2017), has signed a contract with Comunidade da Praia, an amateur team from Santa Catarina, to compete in the Palhocense Championship. His debut is expected to take place this Friday, against Avante, at 9pm (Brasília time), for the third round of the local tournament.

“The invitation came from André [Santos], we played together at Corinthians and Fenerbahçe, he's always inviting me and this time it worked out in the best possible way and now we're going for this cool project”, he said in an exclusive interview with ge.globo.

Photo: Daniel Augusto Jr/Agência Corinthians

In the Santa Catarina team, Cristian Baroni will meet André Santos again, former left-back who played for Corinthians between 2008-2009. In addition to him, the amateur team is composed of other former players: Rudnei, former defensive midfielder who played for Figueirense, Criciúma, Grêmio, Náutico, Avaí, Ceará and Cruzeiro; Thiago Silvy, former forward who played for clubs such as Figueirense, Fortaleza, Coritiba, Botafogo-SP, América-MG and Criciúma; and William Massari, former full-back who played for Figueirense, Internacional, Criciúma and Paraná.

“There are some boys who have already played with me, whom I played against. The team is full of former athletes, so it will be really cool to see everyone again. I hope that, with the athletes and technical staff, we can enjoy this cool project”, Cristian added.

In two stints with Corinthians, Cristian has 100 games with the Corinthians jersey: 63 wins, 25 draws and 12 losses – 71.3% success rate, scored 10 goals and won four titles: Série B (2008), Campeonato Paulista (2009), Copa do Brasil (2009) and Campeonato Brasileiro (2015).

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