Cris (footballer, born 1980)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Cristiano Alves Pereira (born 9 October 1980), better known as Cris, is a retired footballer who played as a defender. Born and raised in Brazil, he was naturalized by Togo, whose national team he represented internationally.^[2]

Cris

Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Alves Pereira
Date of birth	(1980-10-09) 9 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Juventus-RS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Joinville
1998–2000	Rieti
2000–2001	Juventus
2001–2003	Chapecoense
2003–2004	Juventus
2004–2005	Metropolitano		(?)
2005–2006	FC Rouen	27	(1)
2006–2007	Metropolitano
2006–2007	→ South China (loan)	18	(1)
2007–2009	South China	41	(4)
2009	Juventus	0	(0)
2010	Brusque	0	(0)
2010	Goiânia
2010	Marcílio Dias
2011	Imbituba
2011	Brasil de Pelotas
2011	Caxias-SC
2012–	Juventus-RS
International career
2003	Togo[1]	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, June 28, 2009 (UTC)

Biography

Cris was born in Joinville, a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil.

Cris was given a trial by Italian Club Brescia FC in 2005, but failed to earn a contract.

He played for Hong Kong First Division League team South China as a loan player before joining the team in the middle of the 2006–07 season.

International career

Cris and other Brazilian-born players played for the Togo national team in June–July 2003 in a 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualifying matches against Cape Verde, Kenya and Mauritania.^[3] He also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on June 29, 2003, in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.^[4]

Career statistics in Hong Kong

As of May 14, 2008

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South China	2006–07	08 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	3 (0)	1	3 (0)	0	NA	NA	18 (0)	1
	2007–08	09 (3)	2	1 (0)	0	6 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	6 (0)	3	24 (3)	5
	2008–09	20 (1)	2	2 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	NA	NA	24 (1)	2
All	37 (4)	4	7 (0)	0	10 (0)	1	6 (0)	0	6 (0)	3	66 (4)	6

References

1. Picture of Cris in the national football team of Togo (player number 3)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Copa das Confederações busca afirmação". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
3. "Samba mix inspires Togo". BBC Sport. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2003.
4. International Matches 2003 – Other

External links

• Cris at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player Information on SouthChinaFC.com (in Chinese)