Christian Riganò
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Lipari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Lipari | 73 | (34) |
| 1997–1998 |
Messina | 29 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 |
Igea Virtus | 50 | (28) |
| 2000–2002 |
Taranto | 64 | (41) |
| 2002–2006 | Fiorentina | 94 | (57) |
| 2005–2006 |
→ Empoli (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 |
Messina | 27 | (19) |
| 2007 | Levante UD | 12 | (4) |
| 2008 |
→ Siena (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Ternana | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 |
Cremonese | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 |
Rondinella | 68 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2009 | |||
Christian Riganò (born 25 May 1974) is an Italian football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Early career
Riganò was born in
Igea Virtus
, another Serie D team, and 28 goals with the Sicilian side.
Taranto
In 2000, at the age of 26, Riganò finally entered into professional football with
Serie C1
campaign the following year, being crowned Serie C1's topscorer with 27 goals in the 2001–02 season, and narrowly missing out on promotion to Serie B.
Florentia
In 2002, Riganò joined
Messina
In August 2006 Riganò moved to
Messina, making a very impressive season, scoring 19 goals in 26 appearances. He finished third on the top scorer chart in Serie A during the 2006–07 season, despite having sustained an injury in January which saw him miss action for three months.[1][4][7]
Levante and loans
In August 2007 Riganò signed for
Siena
during the January transfer window.
He was released by Levante after the Valencian club went relegated to Segunda División.[9]
Later years
Style of play
A large and tall
Honours
Club
- Taranto[4]
- Serie C2: 2000–01
- Florentia Viola[2]
- Serie C2: 2002–03
Individual
- Serie C1 Top-scorer: 2001–02 (27 goals)[5]
- Serie C2 Top-scorer 2002–03 (30 goals)[2]
- Fiorentina Hall of Fame[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Riganò: il bomber che non tramonta mai" (in Italian). Eurosport. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d Federico Gervasoni (20 April 2016). "Conrad Logan para anche il sovrappeso. Prima di lui le gesta oversize di Akinfewa e Sodinha" (in Italian). Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b ROSARIO PASCIUTO (31 October 2006). "Riganò, l' ex muratore di Lipari adesso sogna la maglia azzurra" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gianfranco Collaro (20 November 2013). "Chi l'ha visto…in campo! La storia di Riganò, l'intramontabile bomber siciliano" (in Italian). SportCampania.it. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b Rolando Del Mela (11 December 2003). "Quel Riganò segna sempre..." (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Marco Bucciantini (6 January 2003). "Continua la fioritura della FlorentiaI toscani volano col sesto s uccesso di fila. Riganò segna e promette: "In B coi viola"" (in Italian). L'Unità. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Roberto Orlando (20 December 2012). "Rigagol, per tutti il bomber di Lipari" (in Italian). MondoRossoBlu.it. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Acuerdo con el FC Messina para el fichaje del delantero Christian Riganò Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "CONCLUSO IL MERCATO CON QUATTRO ARRIVI". Ternana Calcio (in Italian). 1 September 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "RIGANO CEDUTO ALLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Mercato: arrivano Riganò e Anzalone" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Riganò nuovo rigorista del Siena?" (in Italian). cuorebianconero.it. 29 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "IV Hall of Fame Viola: Toldo, Chiarugi e non solo entrano nella galleria degli onori" (in Italian). violanews.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
- Gazzetta.it career profile (in Italian)