Cris (footballer, born 1980)

Brazilian footballer

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

CrisPersonal information

Full name|  Cristiano Alves Pereira
Date of birth|  (1980-10-09) 9 October 1980 (age 43)
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 former footballer who played as a defender. Born and raised in Brazil, he was naturalized by Togo, whose national team he represented internationally.[2]

## Biography

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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 impress to earn him a contract.

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

## International career

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Cris and other Brazilian-born played for the Togo national team on 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

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As of May 14, 2008

Club  | Season  | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total

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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

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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

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

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals