Jesús María Lacruz

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Personal information
Lacruz
Full name	Jesús María Lacruz Gómez
Date of birth	April 25, 1978 (1978-04-25) (age 30)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.75 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	RCD Espanyol
Number	4
Youth clubs
1993–1994	Osasuna B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1997 1997–2006 2006–	CA Osasuna Athletic Bilbao RCD Espanyol	48 (1) 224 (12) 26 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Spain
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

Jesús María Lacruz Gómez, (born 25 April 1978 in Pamplona) is a football player from Pamplona in the Navarra region of Spain. He plays defender for RCD Espanyol in La Liga, usually at right back.

His professional career began in 1994 with his hometown club Osasuna, then a second division team, and in 1997 he joined Athletic Club Bilbao, where he made his first division debut in a 1-0 win against Atlético Madrid on November 17.

In 2000 he formed part of the Spanish Under-23 squad that won the silver medal at the Sydney Olympic Games, losing the final to Cameroon.

After nine seasons with Bilbao, Lacruz moved to RCD Espanyol in 2006 for €300,000. He scored his first goal for his new club against AS Livorno in a UEFA Cup match.