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) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | San Frediano Rondinella S.S. | 68 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of N/A |
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Christian Riganò (born 25 May 1974 in Lipari, Province of Messina) is an Italian football manager and player who plays as a striker.
A former bricklayer, Riganò started his career with amateur team Lipari, where he gained a reputation of a prolific striker. In 1997 he moved to then Serie D team Messina, but he failed to impress there. This was followed by two season with Igea Virtus, another Serie D team, and 28 goals with the Sicilian side. In 2000, at the age of 26, he finally entered into professional football with Taranto, being instrumental in the rossoblu's promotion in their first season, and an impressive 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. In 2002, he joined Florentia Viola of Serie C2, and scored a personal record of 30 goals in 32 matches, earning the title of top-scorer in the league once again and helping Fiorentina to obtain promotion. During the 2003–04 season, he scored 23 Serie B goals in 44 matches, helping Fiorentina to win promotion to Serie A and earning his Serie A debut at the age of 30 the following season. During the 2005–06 winter transfer window, he was loaned to Empoli with little success.
In August 2006 he was transferred to Messina, making a very impressive season, scoring 19 goals in 26 appearances, finishing third on the top scorer chart in Serie A during the 2006–07 season. To make it even more impressive, he sustained an injury in January which saw him miss action for three months.
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