Cris

I have a soft spot for defenders who are remembered for character rather than goals, and Cris is a perfect case. Nicknamed Le policier, the policeman, for his commanding presence at centre-back, the Brazilian patrolled his box with an authority strikers must have hated facing. At 183 cm he was built to dominate, but it is the discipline behind the nickname that interests me. Players like him rarely make highlight reels yet quietly decide matches. His move into coaching feels natural; that kind of positional intelligence and gravity is exactly what you want passed to younger players. Unflashy, indispensable, and easy to respect.

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Cris

Name (Japanese)

クリスチアーノ・マルケス・ゴメス

Reading

くりすちあーの・まるけす・ごめす

Born

June 3, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil

Blood type

Private

Height

183 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B9

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.