Christian Riganò
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Riganò | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Messina | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of N/A | |||
Christian Riganò (born 25 May 1974 in Lipari) is an Italian footballer.
Riganò spent most of his career in lower division, but in 2002, he joined Florentia Viola of Serie C2, and scored 30 goals in 32 matches. In 2003, he scored 23 Serie B goals in 44 matches, helped Fiorentina promoted to Serie A, and earn his Serie A debut in age of 30. He was loaned to Empoli F.C. in 2005/06 season.
He was team captain of The Viola before loaned to Empoli, Dario Dainelli succeeded as team captain. In August 2006 he was transferred to Messina. In the season 2006/07, he had a very impressive season, scoring 19 goals in 26 appearances, finishing third on the top scorer chart in Serie A. To make it even more impressive, he sustained an injury in January which saw him miss action for three months.