Christian Manfredini

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Christian Manfredini
Personal information
Full name Christian José Manfredini Sisostri
Date of birth (1975-05-01) 1 May 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth
Port Bouët, Abidjan
, Ivory Coast
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder, Left winger
Team information
Current team
Agropoli
Youth career
1993–1994
Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999
Juventus
0 (0)
1994–1995
Pistoiese
(loan)
14 (1)
1995–1996
Viterbese
(loan)
32 (3)
1996–1997
Avezzano
(loan)
30 (2)
1997–1998
Fermana
(loan)
26 (3)
1998–1999Cosenza (loan) 32 (4)
1999–2000
Genoa
26 (1)
2000–2002
Chievo
64 (9)
2002–2011
Lazio
101 (5)
2003Osasuna (loan) 11 (1)
2003–2004Fiorentina (loan) 11 (1)
2004
Perugia
(loan)
12 (0)
2011–2012
Sambonifacese
11 (0)
2012–2013
Agropoli
2013 Picciola
International career
2008 Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2011

Christian José Manfredini Sisostri (born 1 May 1975) is an Ivorian retired footballer who played as a left midfielder or left winger. Manfredini also holds Italian citizenship, having been raised in Italy.

Personal life

Christian Manfredini was born Christian José Sisostri, in Ivory Coast. At the age of 4, he was adopted by an Italian family with the surname Manfredini from Battipaglia, in the province of Salerno.[1]

Club career

Cosenza

A versatile midfielder, Manfredini is a product of the

C2 until he was sent to Cosenza in 1998 where he made his debut in Serie B
at the age of 23.

Genoa

In 1999, after a year with Cosenza, Manfredini joined

Genoa, for 700 million lire or €361,520 (50% rights),[2] also in Serie B at the time. After just a season with Genoa, Manfredini then joined a club which was making its way forward on the Italian football scene. Genoa bought the residual rights from Juventus for 600 million lire[3]
and resold Manfredini in the summer 2000.

Chievo

In 2000, Manfredini joined

Lazio

Manfredini did not stay any longer though as he had caught the eye of giants

.

In 2004, Lazio went into a financial meltdown and were forced to sell many of their top players. Manfredini was recalled to the team and while not always a regular in the first eleven, made many appearances for the capital club.

Manfredini also scored a goal in the UEFA Champions League against German side SV Werder Bremen.[7] Manfredini did not play any game in 2009–10 Serie A and 2010–11 Serie A. His contract was extended 5-year on 1 July 2006.

His contract with Lazio expired in June 2011 and was not renewed.

Sambonifacese

He has signed with

A.C. Sambonifacese on 16 July 2011 and has played 11 games in the season 2011–12.[8]

Agropoli

In the season 2012–13 he played for

Agropoli, newly promoted in Serie D
.

International career

In 2006, Manfredini was handed his maiden national team callup by his country of birth, Ivory Coast. On 1 March 2006, Manfredini was selected for the squad to face Spain in a friendly match, however remained an unused substitute. He was not selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Manfredini was called up again for the friendly match against Senegal on 16 August 2006, but did not get to play either. In November 2008, Ivory Coast's new manager, Bosnian Vahid Halilhodžić, gave Manfredini a recall to the national side for the friendly game against Israel,[9] in which Manfredini was finally able to make his official debut for the Ivorian national team.

References

  1. ^ "Manfredini turns down Ivory Coast". 3 November 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Relazioni e Bilancio al 30 Giugno 2000" (in Italian). 19 December 2000. p. 42. Retrieved 24 March 2015. IMMOBILIZZAZIONI FINANZIARIE Compartecipazioni ex art. 102 bis N.O.I.F.
  3. ^ Created a financial cost of 100 million lire for the discount, or €51,646 "Financial Statements as at 30 June 2001" (PDF). Juventus FC. 4 September 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ "PROGETTO DI BILANCIO AL 30 GIUGNO 2003 (part 3)" (PDF). SS Lazio (in Italian). Borsa Italiana Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ^ "PROGETTO DI BILANCIO AL 30 GIUGNO 2003 (part 1)" (PDF). SS Lazio (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  7. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=228805&cc=3436 Werder 2–1 Lazio
  8. ^ "Che colpaccio in casa Sambo: ecco Manfredini!!!" (in Italian). AC Sambonifacese. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Lazio, Manfredini chiamato dalla Costa d'Avorio | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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