Diego Santa Cruz

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Santa Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Cantero.
Diego Santa Cruz
Personal information
Full nameDiego Anibal Santa Cruz Cantero
Date of birth29 October 1982
Place of birthAsunción, Paraguay
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1998–2001Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000Cerro Corá(3)
2001–2003Olimpia Asunción
2003–2004Cerro Corá(6)
2004NK Zadar
2004Olimpia Asunción
2005Sportivo Luqueño
National team‡
1999Paraguay U172(0)
2001Paraguay U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2008

Diego Anibal Santa Cruz Cantero (born 29 October 1982) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

In 2000, Santa Cruz played for Cerro Corá scoring 3 league goals.[1]

In September 2003, Santa Cruz scored for Cerro Corá in a 1–0 home victory against Universal Encarnación in Paraguay's Division Intermedia.[2][3]

In the 2004 season, Santa Cruz scored 5 league goals.[4]

He has played for NK Zadar, Club Cerro Porteño and Sportivo Luqueño.

International career

In 1999, Santa Cruz was member of the Paraguay national under-17 football team and was selected as part of the 23-man squad for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[5][6][7][8]

In 2001, Santa Cruz was part of the Paraguay national under-20 football team.[9]

Personal life

Diego is the younger brother of the striker Roque Santa Cruz, and older brother of Julio Santa Cruz.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/para00.html
  2. ↑ http://www.abc.com.py/abc-radio/cerro-cora-1-universal-0-triunfo-que-apuntala-liderazgo-718919.html
  3. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/para03.html
  4. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/para04.html
  5. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/newzealand1999/matches/round=3612/match=18497/index.html
  6. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/newzealand1999/matches/round=3612/match=18627/index.html
  7. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/newzealand1999/matches/round=3612/match=18629/index.html
  8. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/newzealand1999/matches/round=3613/match=18494/index.html
  9. ↑ http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-DIEGO-ANIBAL-SANTA-CRUZ-37458.html

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