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
- ^ Picture of Cris in the national football team of Togo (player number 3)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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)
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