Dinalo Adigo

Cristiano Dinalo Adigo (born 25 July 1972) is a Beninese football coach and former player who coaches Phönix Lübeck.^[1]

Dinalo Adigo

Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Dinalo Adigo[1]
Date of birth	(1972-07-25) 25 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Cotonou, Benin
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Phönix Lübeck (Manager)
Youth career
1980–1982	Caïman du Zou
1983–1991	Mogas 90 FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Mogas 90 FC
1992–1993	Westerlo	0	(0)
1993–1995	Kickers Offenbach	59	(3)
1995–1997	Lok Altmark Stendal	55	(6)
1997–1999	SSV Reutlingen 05	27	(2)
1999–2007	FC Schönberg 95
International career
2004–2006	Benin	17	(0)
Managerial career
2007–2010	FC Schönberg 95
2013–2019	FC Anker Wismar
2021–2023	Rostocker FC
2023–	Phönix Lübeck
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Adigo was born in Cotonou. He played for Kickers Offenbach, including a DFB Pokal first round match against Hertha BSC in 1994.^[2]

He was part of the Benin national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, 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 FC Schönberg 95^[3] and was in his first season rice-champion of the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.^[4]

Personal life

Adigo is the father of the Benin international footballer Ryan Adigo.^[5]