Cris (footballer, born 1980)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristiano Alves Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1980 | ||
| 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 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
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
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
- Picture of Cris in the national football team of Togo (player number 3)
- "Copa das Confederações busca afirmação". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- "Samba mix inspires Togo". BBC Sport. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2003.
- International Matches 2003 – Other
External links
- Cris at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player Information on SouthChinaFC.com (in Chinese)