Cristian Baroni

Cristian Mark Junior Nascimento Oliveira Baroni or simply Cristian (born 25 June 1983), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Corinthians.

Early years

Cristian Baroni was champion of the Copa do Brasil in 2005 with Paulista Futebol Clube. 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 America.

Corinthians

In 2008 Cristian 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 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 Paulo Machado de Carvalho Stadium. Cristian 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

Cristian, playing for Fenerbahçe

On 20 July 2009, the Fenerbahçe announced the signing of the player for €5 million Fenerbahçe also have 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 has earned the love of a Fenerbahce fans for his football. One of his most important matches was played in Germany against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In that game Cristian scored 2 goals and had 1 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 January 3, 2015, after several years of speculation, it was confirmed that Cristian had indeed returned to Corinthians. He had a verbal agreement since December, 2014 and signed the contract after being a free agent.

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 (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
• Turkish Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012-13
• Süper Kupa (2): 2009, 2014

As of match played 26 September 2016.