Cris (footballer, born 1977)

Cris
Cris in 2010
Personal information
Full name Cristiano Marques Gomes
Date of birth (1977-06-03) 3 June 1977
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
1990–1995 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Corinthians 26 (0)
1999–2004 Cruzeiro 122 (13)
2003Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 2 (0)
2004–2012 Lyon 224 (20)
2012 Galatasaray 10 (1)
2013 Grêmio 3 (0)
2013–2014 Vasco da Gama 24 (1)
Total 411 (35)
International career
1999–2000 Brazil U23 5 (0)
2001–2009 Brazil 17 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Lyon U19
2017–2018 Lyon B
2019–2021 GOAL FC
2021–2022 Le Mans
2022–2023 Versailles
2024–2025 Châteauroux
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristiano Marques Gomes (born 3 June 1977), or simply Cris, is a Brazilian football manager and a former player. A former centre-back, Cris is known as Le policier ("The Policeman") due to his authoritative manner on the pitch.

He won four consecutive Ligue 1 titles with French club Lyon between 2005 and 2008, as well as the Brazilian Championship in 1998 with Corinthians, and in 2003 with Cruzeiro, and he also won the Copa do Brasil in 1995 with Corinthians, and in 2000 with Cruzeiro. Cris played 17 games for Brazil between 2001 and 2009, winning the Copa América in 2004. He was also chosen for the 2001 Copa América and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Cris began coaching with Lyon's under-19 team in 2016. He then managed several senior clubs in France's lower leagues.