Jesús María Lacruz

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Jesús Lacruz
Personal information
Full name	Jesús María Lacruz Gómez
Date of birth	(1978-04-25) 25 April 1978
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1993–1994	Osasuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1994–1995	Osasuna B	25	(0)
1995–1997	Osasuna	48	(1)
1997–2006	Athletic Bilbao	224	(12)
2006–2009	Espanyol	48	(0)
2010–2012	Real Unión	56	(1)
National team
1995–1996	Spain U18	6	(0)
1997	Spain U20	4	(0)
1998–2000	Spain U21	9	(0)
2000	Spain U23	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Lacruz and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Jesús María Lacruz Gómez (born 25 April 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a versatile defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 272 games and 12 goals over the course of 12 seasons, representing in the competition Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol.

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Lacruz's professional career began in 1994 with hometown club CA Osasuna in the second division, making his first appearance for the main squad at not yet 17, and in 1997 he joined Athletic Club Bilbao, where he made his La Liga debut in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Madrid on 13 September. He was a regular starter for the Basque in six of his nine seasons.

After 251 official games with Bilbao – five in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League – Lacruz moved to RCD Espanyol in the 2006 summer, for €300,000. He scored his first goal for his new club against A.S. Livorno Calcio in a UEFA Cup match and, in the same competition, he added another in a 2–1 win at SV Werder Bremen as the Catalan side went on to lose the final to Sevilla FC; after having appeared in only ten league games in the 2008–09 campaign, the 31-year-old left the club.

On 14 January 2010, having spent the first months of the new campaign unattached, Lacruz signed with modest Real Unión on a free transfer, until the end of the second division season, returning to the Basque region after three 1/2 years and appearing in 20 matches (all starts) in an eventual relegation.

International career

Lacruz was part of the Spanish squad that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, losing the final to Cameroon.

During two years, he appeared nine times for the under-21s.

Honours

Club

Espanyol

UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2006–07

Country

Spain U23

Summer Olympic Games: Silver medal 2000

External links

BDFutbol profile
Athletic Bilbao profile
Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Jesús María Lacruz – FIFA competition record

v t e Spain men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Silver Medalists

1 Aranzubia 2 Lacruz 3 Capdevila 4 Marchena 5 Unai 6 Albelda 7 Angulo 8 Xavi 9 José Mari 10 Gabri 11 Ferrón 12 Puyol 13 Luque 14 Amaya 15 Ismael 16 Velamazán 17 Tamudo 18 Felip Coach: Sáez

Persondata
Name	Lacruz, Jesús María
Alternative names	Lacruz, Jesús
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	25 April 1978
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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