sentences:  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.