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, for whose national team he played internationally.
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. He also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on June 29, 2003, in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.International Matches 2003 – Other
Career statistics in Hong Kong As of May 14, 2008 ClubSeasonLeagueSenior ShieldLeague CupFA CupAFC CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSouth China2006–078 (0)04 (0)03 (0)13 (0)0NANA18 (0)12007–089 (3)21 (0)06 (0)02 (0)06 (0)324 (3)52008–0920 (1)22 (0)01 (0)01 (0)0NANA24 (1)2All37 (4)47 (0)010 (0)16 (0)06 (0)366 (4)6
References
External links
Player Information on SouthChinaFC.com