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.
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. He also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on June 29, 2003 in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.
Career statistics in Hong Kong
As of May 14, 2008
References
External links
Player Information on SouthChinaFC.com
1980 births
Living people
Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Sportspeople from Joinville Men's association football defenders Togolese men's footballers Togo men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Joinville Esporte Clube players Grêmio Esportivo Juventus players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players FC Rouen players Hong Kong First Division League players South China AA players Goiânia Esporte Clube players Brusque Futebol Clube players Juventus Atlético Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Naturalized citizens of Togo Hong Kong League XI representative players 21st-century Togolese people Brazilian emigrants to Togo Togolese people of Brazilian descent