Cristiano Dinalo Adigo (born 25 July 1972) is a Beninese

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coach and former player who coaches

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Playing career

Adigo was born in

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. He played for

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, including a

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first round match against

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in 1994. He was part of the Benin national team at the

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, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Coaching career

After his retirement Adigo took the job 1 July 2007 as head coach of

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and was in his first season rice-champion of the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Personal life

Adigo is the father of the Benin international footballer Ryan Adigo.

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* 1972 births Living people Footballers from Cotonou Beninese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Benin men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players Mogas 90 FC players K.V.C. Westerlo players Kickers Offenbach players SSV Reutlingen 05 players Beninese football managers Beninese expatriate men's footballers Beninese expatriate football managers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate football managers in Germany {{Benin-footy-bio-stub