| Cris | |
| Fullname: | Cristiano Alves Pereira |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Juventus-RS |
| Position: | Central defender |
| Years1: | 1997–1998 |
| Years2: | 1998–2000 |
| Years3: | 2000–2001 |
| Years4: | 2001–2003 |
| Years5: | 2003–2004 |
| Years6: | 2004–2005 |
| Years7: | 2005–2006 |
| Years8: | 2006–2007 |
| Years9: | 2006–2007 |
| Years10: | 2007–2009 |
| Years11: | 2009 |
| Years12: | 2010 |
| Years13: | 2010 |
| Years14: | 2010 |
| Years15: | 2011 |
| Years16: | 2011 |
| Years17: | 2011 |
| Years18: | 2012– |
| Clubs9: | → South China (loan) |
| Clubs18: | Juventus-RS |
| Goals6: | ? |
| Caps7: | 27 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Caps9: | 18 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Caps10: | 41 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Togo[1] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 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]
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.
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]
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 | |
