Christian Jidayi (born 3 March 1987) is an Italian football coach and a former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Avellino, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cesena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Cesena | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Bellaria–Igea (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Mantova (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Bassano (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2016 | Novara | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Lecco (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → VdA St.Christophe (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | → Forlì (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Pro Patria (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
Born in Avellino, Campania, Jidayi started his career at Romagna club A.C. Cesena. He left the under-20 reserve team in 2006 for Bellaria – Igea Marina. Jidayi returned to Cesena for 2007–08 Serie B. he played 5 times.[1] Jidayi was swapped to Mantova on 30 June 2008 for Stefano Mondini in co-ownership deal, both 50% registration rights were tagged for €750,000.[2] Jidayi spent half season with the Serie B club. On 2 February 2009 Jidayi left for Bassano.[3] In June 2009 both Jidayi and Mondini returned to their mother clubs for the same price.[2] Jidayi signed a 2-year contract. Cesena swapped Jidayi again on 31 August 2009, with José Espinal of Novara Calcio.[4] Both players were "valued" €1.5 million. Jidayi signed a 5-year contract.[5] However except the financial effect, Jidayi never had a chance with Novara. He left for Lecco in 2010 and became a ghost player of Novara in 2011–12 Serie A. On 3 August 2012 he left for the fourth division club Saint-Christophe Vallée d’Aoste.[6] On 28 August 2013 he was signed by Forlì, also in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.[7]
On 16 September 2015 he was signed by Pro Patria in a temporary deal.[8] He then briefly served as assistant coach of San Marino from 2017 to 2019.
Personal life edit
Christians's brother William also a professional footballer.
References edit
- ^ Christian JIDAYI - Gazzetta.it
- ^ a b AC Cesena SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2009 (in Italian)
- ^ "Il Bassano puntella la difesa: arrivano Cosner e Jidayi" (in Italian). Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Scambio col Novara Josè Espinal - Jidayi, Ferretti al Pavia" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Novara Calcio SpA bilancio on 31 December 2009 (in Italian), CCIAA
- ^ "Christian Jidayi al Vallée D'Aoste" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Ufficiale: il FORLÌ tessera CHRISTIAN JIDAYI" (in Italian). Forlì F.C. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: CHRISTIAN JIDAYI IN PRESTITO ALLA PRO PATRIA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
External links edit
- Lega Serie B profile (in Italian)