Cristiano Alves Pereira

Cris

Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Alves Pereira
Date of birth	October 9, 1980 (1980-10-09) (age 31)
Place of birth	Joinville-SC, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Caxias-SC
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
National team
2003	Togo[1]	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:42, 28 June 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Cristiano Alves Pereira (born October 9, 1980 in Joinville, Brazil), better known as Cris, is a naturalized Togolese^[2] football defender.

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	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

See also

• List of Brazilian-born footballers who have played for another national team

References

1. ^ Picture of Cris in the national football team of Togo (player number 3)
2. ^ Copa das Confederações busca afirmação
3. ^ "Samba mix inspires Togo". BBC Sport. 2003-06-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3014732.stm. Retrieved 2003-06-23. 
4. ^ International Matches 2003 - Other

External links

• Cris Facebook official profile
• Player Information on HKFA Website
• Cris at National-Football-Teams.com
• (Chinese) Player Information on SouthChinaFC.com
• (Portuguese) CBF
• (Portuguese) Kuniy & W Sports Marketing Cristiano Alves Pereira

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Name	Cris
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Date of birth	1980-10-09
Place of birth	Joinville-SC, Brazil
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