Thiago Cionek
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Rangel Cionek | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vila Hauer EC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Cuiabá | ||
| 2006–2007 | Bragança | 2 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | CRB | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 91 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Padova | 31 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Modena (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Modena | 51 | (1) |
| 2016– | Palermo | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Poland | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2016. | |||
Thiago Rangel Cionek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtjaɡɔ ˈtɕɔnɛk], Portuguese: [tʃiˈagu ˈtʃonek]; born 21 April 1986 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian and Polish footballer who plays as a central defender for Italian club Palermo and represents Poland internationally.
Club career
After beginning his career with local Cuiabá Esporte Clube, he moved to Europe for a brief spell at Portugal's GD Bragança before returning to Brazil with Clube de Regatas Brasil.
In 2008, Cionek went back to Europe, playing four seasons with Jagiellonia Białystok in his ancestral Poland. The team won the 2009–10 Polish Cup and the 2010 Polish SuperCup.
He then had a year in the Italian Serie B with Padova Calcio, before signing for another club from the same division, Modena FC on 2 September 2013.[1] On 11 January 2016, he joined his third Italian club, US Città di Palermo of Serie A.[2]
International career
Cionek is of Polish descent and received Polish citizenship in October 2011.[3][4] Cionek made his international debut on 13 May 2014, starting in a goalless friendly draw against Germany in Hamburg and was substituted for Maciej Wilusz in the 76th minute.[5] Cionek then called up by Poland national team to play in Euro 2016.
Honours
- Jagiellonia Białystok
- Polish Cup: 2010
- Polish SuperCup: 2010
References
- ↑ "THIAGO RANGEL CIONEK AL MODENA, FILIPPO CARINI AL PADOVA" [THIAGO RANGEL CIONEK TO MODENA, FILIPPO CARINI TO PADOVA] (in Italian). Modena FC. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Calciomercato Palermo,dal Modena preso Cionek" [Palermo transfer market, Cionek taken from Modena] (in Italian). Tuttosport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Dobrowolski, Piotr (December 21, 2010). "Piłkarz Jagiellonii Thiago Cionek opowiada o Wigilii w Kurytybie: Polskie święta w Brazylii" [Jagiellonia player Thiago Cionek talks about Christmas Eve in Curitiba: Polish holidays in Brazil]. gwizdek24.se.pl (in Polish). Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Thiago Cionek z polskim obywatelstwem" [Thiago Cionek has Polish citizenship]. Polish Press Agency (in Polish). Rzeczpospolita (newspaper). October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Germany 0-0 Poland". European Football. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thiago Rangel Cionek. |
- Player profile at 90minut.pl (Polish)
- Player profile at national-football-teams.com (English)
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