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.
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)

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]

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 8 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 3 (0) 1 3 (0) 0 NA NA 18 (0) 1
2007–08 9 (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