Cristian Mark Junior Nascimento Oliveira Baroni (born 25 June 1983), known as Cristian Baroni or simply Cristian, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Early years Cristian Baroni was champion of the Copa do Brasil in 2005 with Paulista de Jundiaí. In 2006, he was signed by Atlético Paranaense for a season. In 2007 went to Flamengo and had an important role participating in the rise of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A campaign that year, in which Flamengo came out of the relegation zone and qualified for the Libertadores.
Corinthians In 2008 Cristian Baroni remained in Flamengo, but was a reserve during many matches. At the end of 2008, he went to Corinthians and played for the time in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, following their relegation in 2007. In 2009 Campeonato Paulista, Cristian Baroni scored the goal that gave the victory to the Corinthians in the first leg of the semi-final against São Paulo missing 23 seconds to finish the game on Pacaembu. Cristian Baroni made obscene gestures to fans of São Paulo after scoring the late goal. A few months later he won the 2009 Copa do Brasil.
Fenerbahçe On 20 July 2009, Fenerbahçe announced the signing of the player for €5 million. Fenerbahçe also signed the left wing André Santos and the midfielder from Corinthians, details of the agreement were not disclosed. He was also under the spotlight when he celebrated goals and showed his six fingers to the other team's supporters. Baroni renewed his contract June 2012, extending his stay at the club till 2013–14, the new agreement saw the Brazilian midfielder make €1.8 million per season. Cristian Baroni has earned the love of a Fenerbahçe fans for his football. One of his most important matches was played in Germany against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In that game Cristian Baroni scored two goals and had one assist. He was famous in Süper Lig for the remote shots. On 28 August 2014, his contract with Fenerbahce was terminated with mutual agreement.
Return to Corinthians On 3 January 2015, after several years of speculation, it was confirmed that Cristian Baroni had indeed returned to Corinthians. He had a verbal agreement since December 2014 and signed the contract after being a free agent.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPaulista2005Série A000011400–114Atlético Paranaense2006Série A263000081–3442007Série A70000000–70Total33300008100414Flamengo2007Série A251000000–2512008Série A181000060–241Total43200006000492Corinthians2009Série A921933100–316Fenerbahçe2009–10Süper Lig243–40–90103832010–11Süper Lig280–30–40003502011–12Süper Lig388–52––0043102012–13Süper Lig315–83–1831058112013–14Süper Lig174–10–31102252014–15Süper Lig00–00–000000Total1382000215003443019629Corinthians2015Série A1311111010–2622016Série A100201010–140Total231131202000402Career total246283242151655053036847
Honours Paulista Copa do Brasil: 2005
Flamengo Taça Guanabara: 2008 Campeonato Carioca: 2008
Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2008 Campeonato Paulista: 2009 Copa do Brasil: 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015
Fenerbahçe Süper Lig: 2010–11, 2013–14 Turkish Cup: 2011–12, 2012-13 Turkish Super Cup: 2009, 2014
Grêmio Copa Libertadores: 2017
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